Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200840502 - Flagman killed by car struck by pickup truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200840502 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 05/16/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300611225	05/17/2000	1799	0	Midwest Fence Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1, a flagger, had just stopped an automobile when the car was rear-ended by a pickup truck. He was struck and killed. The driver of the pickup truck was charged with reckless vehicular homicide. The employer was in compliance with the MUTCD at the time of the accident.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, SPEEDING, CONSTRUCTION, FLAGMAN, TRAFFIC CONTROL, STRUCK BY, PICKUP TRUCK, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300611225			Fatality	Concussion	Construction laborers	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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