Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201178068 - Employee Killed in Vehicle Crash

Accident Summary Nr: 201178068 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 10/20/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125711648	10/21/2005	1611	237310	J F Shea, Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a street sweeper on a paving project in Redding, CA. A vehicle driven by an intoxicated driver struck the sweeper in the rear, pushing it 70 feet from the point of contact. Employee #1 was thrown from the sweeper to the roadway and was crushed and killed when the sweeper was pushed over him.

Keywords: VEHICLE, ALCOHOL, CONSTRUCTION, INTOXICATED, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, SWEEPER, ASPHALT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125711648			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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