Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201062882 - Employee injured when struck by vehicle

Accident Summary Nr: 201062882 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 05/01/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120268891	05/09/2000	1623	0	Archer Western Contractors Ltd

Abstract: At approximately 3:07 p.m. on May 1, 2000, Employee #1, a foreman, was part of a crew that was installing 10 ft long by 16 in. diameter sections of underground pipes for reclaimed water at the inner westbound lane of a roadway. At approximately 9:15 a.m. on April 11, 2000, he and two coworkers were removing the traffic control cones and a sign board before quitting time. Employee #1 and a coworker were hitching the RIGHT LANE CLOSED AHEAD arrow signal board to the back of the foreman's pickup truck when a Blazer SUV traveling 50 mph drove through the cone barricades and slammed into the arrow board. Employee #1 was thrown to the sidewalk and suffered a fractured left leg and fractures to both arms. He was transported by ambulance to Mercy Hospital, where he underwent surgery and was still on a ventilator 12 days after the accident. Apparently, the driver of the SUV fell asleep and lost control of his vehicle.

Keywords: FELL ASLEEP, FRACTURE, HIGHWAY, VEHICLE, CONSTRUCTION, DRIVER, AUTOMOBILE, STRUCK BY, ARM, LOST CONTROL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120268891			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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