Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201282845 - Employee killed when struck by vehicle in work zone

Accident Summary Nr: 201282845 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 10/31/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311035570	11/01/2007	1611	237310	Alfredo'S Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:45 p.m. on October 31, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker were completing a concrete job on a traffic island. A car ran through the work zone barricades and struck both workers. Employee #1 was killed and his coworker suffered a fractured leg. According to the Georgia DOT, the work zone was properly marked, with signs at 1500 ft, 1000 ft, and 500 ft. Barricades were also placed at the roadside about 40 in. from the work area. The barrels were 14 ft apart at the island. The driver knocked down three barricades before striking the workers, and then continued to knock down two additional barricades.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, VEHICLE, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, MOTOR VEHICLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311035570			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete floor at grade Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle
2	311035570			Fatality	Other	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete floor at grade Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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