Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201352770 - Employee Is Struck and Killed by Motor Vehicle

Accident Summary Nr: 201352770 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 06/21/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308431964	06/22/2005	1611	237310	Anderson Columbia Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a member of a crew that was widening a roadway, was operating a Hamm steam roller, Model Number HD 120 HV. He stopped the steam roller on a grass shoulder approximately 15 feet from the road. He exited the steam roller and was standing behind it when he was struck by a motor vehicle. He suffered multiple fractures, contusions, and lacerations and was killed. Further investigation revealed that he was wearing a high visibility vest and the steam roller was equipped with a strobe light that was operational. In addition, the work zone was properly identified and marked with traffic control devices.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HIGHWAY, CONSTRUCTION, TRAFFIC CONTROL, STRUCK BY, HIGHWAY SHOULDER, MOTOR VEHICLE, ROAD PAVING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308431964			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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