Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200352243 - Employee injured when tractor rear-ended by van

Accident Summary Nr: 200352243 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 11/02/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304741549	11/02/2001	1611	0	Barnhill Contracting Company

Abstract: At a highway work area, Employee #1 who was inadequately trained in its use was assigned to operate a tractor with a broom attachment. Although he had been directed by the foreman to help hand shovel and sweep the curb and gutter of the roadway, he began to sweep the southbound lane prior to a planned closure of the road. He was operating a Ford PB14 1972 tractor with a broom attachment. Employee #1 swept the southbound land and crossed to the northbound lane in the flow of traffic. He was traveling more slowly than the traffic was moving. His vehicle was rear-ended at 45 to 50 mph by a Ford Windstar (van). Employee #1 was transported to hospital with back pain and broken ribs. The van driver suffered chest pains.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR--TRUCK, SWEEPER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304741549			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Grader, dozer and scraper operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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