Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201351830 - Employee Is Struck And Killed By Tractor Trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 201351830 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 07/23/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303989735	07/24/2002	1611	0	Delta Milling Company, L.L.C
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303989693	07/24/2002	1611	0	Anderson Columbia Co., Inc.

Abstract: On July 23, 2003 Employee #1 was operating a broom tractor during a construction project to widen an Interstate. Employee #1 was reportedly wearing a high-visibility vest. The work zone was properly identified, and police officers were present at the beginning of the project. Employee #1 stopped his tractor and walked across the interstate to the median. A semi-truck driver had to quickly apply his brakes to avoid striking him. Employee #1 then began to cross to the opposite side of the interstate. Once in the traffic lane, he turned and raised his arms and was struck by a semi-truck and other vehicles traveling on the road. Employee #1 was killed. The medical examiner ruled Employee #1's death as a suicide.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, HIGHWAY, VEHICLE, PPE, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, SUICIDE, TRACTOR TRAILER, MOTOR VEHICLE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303989735					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	303989693			Fatality	Fracture	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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