Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200171221 - Highway Repair Worker Is Killed in Truck Back-Over

Accident Summary Nr: 200171221 -- Report ID: 0257260 -- Event Date: 03/09/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317513034	03/10/2014	1611	237310	R Betances Construction Llc

Abstract: At approximately 8:50 p.m. on March 9, 2014, Employee #1 and Coworkers #1 and #2, employed by a construction contractor, were working on Highway PR 22 Km 22.4. They were engaged in a concrete pavement removal and repavement project. Employee #1 was working on repavement when Coworker #1, his foreman, instructed him to change tasks and relocate to control private vehicular traffic. As Employee #1 proceeded to his new work location, Coworker #2, a truck driver, was backing up. Employee #1 moved behind the truck. Coworker #2 did not see Employee #1 behind the truck, and Coworker #2 continued to back up the truck. The truck struck and rolled over Employee #1. Coworker #2 did not realize he had struck Employee #1 until he saw the body on the pavement. Employee #1 was killed. This highway work zone fatality was investigated by Puerto Rico OSHA.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION, TRAFFIC CONTROL, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, CONCRETE, BACKING UP, POOR VISIBILITY, ROAD PAVING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	317513034			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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