Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200375541 - Employee Dies When Struck by Motor Vehicle

Accident Summary Nr: 200375541 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 04/06/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315191221	04/07/2011	1611	237310	South Carolina Department Of Transportation

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker, highway department employees, whose job titles are Trade Specialists II, were filling potholes in a traffic lane. They were located behind a SCDOT dump truck in the far right ramp/turn lane of a multi-lane road. The dump truck was equipped with and had its emergency flasher on and the flashing left arrow was also in operation and located on the dump truck. The truck was also equipped with an oscillating yellow light which was operating on top of the truck. Employee #1 and a coworker were shoveling asphalt to fill potholes underneath the I-85 overpass on Laurens Road. The coworker noticed a vehicle coming towards them from behind. He tried to get Employee #1 out of the way of the moving vehicle, but was unable to do so. The other employee was struck by the vehicle. He was transported to the hospital and later died from the injuries that same day. The coworker was unharmed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HIGHWAY, CONSTRUCTION, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, MOTOR VEHICLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315191221			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	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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