Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201350188 - Employee killed when struck by pickup truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201350188 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 11/20/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110140670	11/22/1996	1611	0	Martin Paving Company

Abstract: At approximately 11:55 p.m., Employee #1, who was walking in the median of an interstate highway when he was struck head-on by a pickup truck. He glanced off the front hood of the vehicle and was propelled approximately 60 ft through the air from the point of impact. Employee #1 was killed. Because of the heavy traffic during the day, the highway was being resurfaced at night and during the early morning hours. There were barricades, most of the employees were wearing vests, and the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) was at the site. The speed limit for the construction area was 55 mph; however, the FHP estimated that the driver was traveling at approximately 65 mph. Employee #1 was not wearing a reflective vest.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, SPEEDING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, PICKUP TRUCK, REFLECTIVE VEST, HIGHWAY SHOULDER, MOTOR VEHICLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$20,000,000 and over			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	110140670			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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