Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 152351.015 - Employee is struck and killed by motor vehicle in work zone

Accident Summary Nr: 152351.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 12/18/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1640510.015	12/21/2022		517311	Usi Cable Corp.

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on December 18, 2022, an employee was installing a fiber optic line over a highway that was supposed to be shut down for the work. There appears to have been a miscommunication between police units, who were responsible for traffic control at the construction detail, and the construction crews as to whether the northbound lanes were closed. All northbound lanes of travel were open at the time of the accident. The employee was crossing the roadway and was wearing dark clothing and no reflective gear when the vehicle entered the work zone and struck him. The vehicle was traveling in the left most northbound lane and the driver attempted to brake and swerve to the left as the employee was struck by the front right corner of the vehicle. The employee suffered fatal injuries from blunt force trauma to his head and chest.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Head, Highway, Highway work zone, Installing, Motor Vehicle, Optical Fiber Cable, Reflective Vest, Struck By, Traffic Control

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1640510.015	61	M	Fatality		Telecomm: Line Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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