Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200841062 - Road repair worker is killed when struck by vehicle

Accident Summary Nr: 200841062 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 09/20/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303820591	09/21/2004	1799	238990	Huff Sealing Corporation

Abstract: At about 1:15 p.m. on September 20, 2004, Employee #1 was in a safety zone performing road repair work on a busy, two-lane State highway approximately 1.5 miles north of Vandalia, Illinois. Trained flaggers were positioned at each end of the safety zone with a safety vehicle positioned in the closed lane of traffic. A private vehicle entered the construction zone between the flaggers, entered the closed lane of traffic, and stopped behind the safety vehicle. The operator of the safety truck directed the stopped vehicle around the safety vehicle. After passing the safety vehicle, the private vehicle immediately reentered the closed lane of traffic, striking Employee #1. Later that day, Employee #1 died of his injuries.

Keywords: VEHICLE, FLAGMAN, TRAFFIC CONTROL, STRUCK BY, ROAD PAVING

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303820591			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	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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