Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200021699 - Employee killed when struck by tractor trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 200021699 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 08/10/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302134481	08/11/1999	1611	0	Urbitran Associates, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was measuring the length of yellow tape used to mark off a new traffic pattern in the northbound lane of a highway. The tape extended beyond the last drum marking off the safety zone, and Employee #1 was seen walking south past the last drum. He was struck by a tractor trailer and killed. The yellow tape had been put down by the Hahne Construction Company approximately one hour before the accident.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, CONSTRUCTION, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR TRAILER, HIGHWAY SHOULDER, MOTOR VEHICLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		$20,000,000 and over			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302134481			Fatality	Other	Civil engineers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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