Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201182250 - Employee injured when struck by car in highway work zone

Accident Summary Nr: 201182250 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 04/01/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307390427	06/28/2004	1731	238210	Abbett Electric Corp

Abstract: At approximately 3:05 p.m. on April 1, 2004, Employee #1, a laborer for the Abbett Electric Corporation, was part of a highway crew replacing traffic lights and installing new lighting on a freeway on-ramp in San Francisco, CA. He was walking and directing traffic when he was struck by a car on his left side. Employee #1 was thrown into the air and landed approximately 25 ft away as the car drove off without stopping. Employee #1 was transported to San Francisco General Hospital, where he was admitted for head lacerations, a fractured left hip and left leg, and two broken teeth. The work site had a flashing arrow board, traffic cones, barricades, flag stands, and speed signs. The car struck Employee #1 in a coned area, which caused the San Francisco Police Department to classify the accident as a hit-and-run.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, SIGNALMAN, VEHICLE, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, HIP

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307390427			Hospitalized injury	Other	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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