Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201171485 - Employee sustains fracture of leg when vehicle strikes

Accident Summary Nr: 201171485 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 02/04/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125807545	02/19/2002	1611	0	J B Excavating, Inc.

Abstract: On February 4, 2002, Employee #1, a laborer and a construction contractor, was widening a county road. He was removing the road construction signs for the workday. Employee #1 stopped his pickup truck at the edge of the roadway and walked over to remove a sign. He heard a sound and saw a vehicle at the road's edge coming at him. Employee #1 turned to get out of the way of the vehicle and was struck by the mirror of a passing vehicle. Employee #1 sustained a fracture of his right leg and a finger.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SIDE VIEW MIRROR, VEHICLE, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, PICKUP TRUCK, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125807545			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	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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