Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170758031 - Employee killed when struck by car on highway

Accident Summary Nr: 170758031 -- Report ID: 0454716 -- Event Date: 02/18/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120523691	02/24/1997	1623	0	Lojac Enterprises Inc

Abstract: At approximately 6:30 p.m. on February 18, 1997, Employee #1 and coworkers were removing construction signs and cones from a highway at the end of a work day. Employee #1 stepped into the road without checking for oncoming traffic and was struck and killed by an automobile. One coworker witnessed the accident.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, CONSTRUCTION, AUTOMOBILE, STRUCK BY, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120523691			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.