Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201282043 - Employee Dies after Being Struck by Two Cars

Accident Summary Nr: 201282043 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 05/04/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307840165	05/05/2005	1611	237310	Reeves Construction Co.

Abstract: At approximately 11:15 p.m. on May 4, 2005, Employee #1 was setting traffic cones at a paving project in the southbound lane on Eisenhower Parkway, in Macon GA. A steel wheel roller was compressing the asphalt, and the traffic cones were being moved so that they would be in the path of the roller. Employee #1 was injured when he was struck by a Pontiac Sunbird. He was thrown over the hood of the car and into another lane of traffic, where he was struck by a Mercury Voyager. He was dragged 141 ft by the Voyager. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. All the necessary signage had been placed along the roadway to warn traffic of the construction zone. There were lights illuminating the work area, and the employees were wearing reflective safety vest and hard hats.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, TRAFFIC CONTROL, DRAGGED, STRUCK BY, REFLECTIVE VEST

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	307840165			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Other

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