Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200750123 - Employee killed when struck by automobile on highway

Accident Summary Nr: 200750123 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 06/27/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122045149	07/01/1997	1799	0	Lake Erie Construction Company

Abstract: Employee #1 and his coworkers were stretching a fence and fastening it to the already-erected rails on the side of an interstate overpass bridge. The fence caught the top rail and knocked a 21 ft long section of it into a lane of traffic about 20 ft below. Employee #1 and a coworker ran to the lower level to retrieve the railing. They crossed two lanes of one side of the interstate and then waited for the traffic to pass so they could retrieve the railing, which was on the other side. Without warning, Employee #1 crossed into the right lane of the interstate and grabbed the piece of railing. As he did this, a car that was approaching in the same lane veered into the left lane to avoid hitting him. Employee #1 also veered to the left and was struck by the vehicle. He was thrown forward into the other lanes of traffic and was killed.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, AUTOMOBILE, STRUCK BY, MOTOR VEHICLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000		20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	122045149			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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