Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201340734 - Employee killed when struck by vehicle

Accident Summary Nr: 201340734 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 10/25/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302756556	10/26/1999	1611	0	Shears Construction L. P.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working as a flagman on a road construction project. His job required him to stop and hold vehicles as other vehicles were being lead by a pilot vehicle through the construction project area. Employee #1 had his stop sign in his hand showing. For undetermined reasons, a vehicle operator driving a pickup truck with a livestock trailer failed to slow down as he approached the flagman, and ultimately struck the flagman. Indications at the accident site indicated that the flagman may have recognized that the vehicle was approaching too quickly, and may have attempted to get out of the vehicles way by running towards the side of the road. However, Employee #1 was not able to get out of the way and was fatally struck by the right front corner of the vehicle.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HIGHWAY, CONSTRUCTION, FLAGMAN, STRUCK BY

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	302756556			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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