Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200012631 - Employee marking pavement killed by drunk driver

Accident Summary Nr: 200012631 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 07/09/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311193049	07/09/2007	1611	237310	Pace Construction Company

Abstract: On July, 9, 2007, Employee #1, a summer intern working as a laborer for a paving contractor, was applying stripes to remark lane #2 on the westbound side of Highway 40/64, a three-lane roadway that had been resurfaced. A drunk driver entered the work zone and struck Employee #1. He was killed. The work crew had closed lanes #1 and #2 on the westbound side of the highway, reducing the traffic to a single travel lane.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, DRIVER, TRAFFIC CONTROL, INTOXICATED, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311193049			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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