Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200103703 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Automobile

Accident Summary Nr: 200103703 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 07/27/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314764747	07/28/2010	1799	238990	Solar Testing Laboratories Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:59 p.m. on July 27, 2010, Employee #1, a quality inspector for a highway resurfacing project, was spray painting the pavement of the right southbound shoulder on Interstate 271. Employee #1 was facing away from traffic and working independently of paving operations that were taking place in the left hand southbound lane in an enclosed 'Temporary Traffic Control (TTC) Work Zone'. The Work Zone was enclosed with grabber cones. The right hand southbound lane was open to motor vehicle traffic. A temporary solid white line was painted between the right hand southbound lane open to traffic and the right southbound shoulder. Employee #1 was struck by a car driving on both the right traffic lane and right shoulder. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, CONSTRUCTION, SPRAY PAINTING, AUTOMOBILE, STRUCK BY, HIGHWAY SHOULDER, MOTOR VEHICLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314764747			Fatality	Other	Construction inspectors	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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