Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201261898 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201261898 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 12/06/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309491843	12/06/2005	8731	541710	Applied Research Associates, Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:47 a.m. on December 6, 2005, Employee #1 was taking readings for analysis of the road striping material in the southbound lanes of I-294. A driver alert message warning of the obstructed lanes was posted on an elevated message board. Traffic control was being provided by four Illinois Tollway traffic control trucks equipped with 4-ft by 8-ft arrow boards. Two of the trucks were equipped with attenuators. One of those trucks was struck from behind by a tractor trailer with two trailers. Employee # 1 was killed when he was struck by the traffic control truck that was struck in turn, by the tractor trailer.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, SPEEDING, LIGHTING, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR TRAILER, REFLECTIVE VEST, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309491843			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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