Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201354115 - Road Employee Is Killed When Struck by Motor Vehicle

Accident Summary Nr: 201354115 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 10/25/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313879793	10/26/2010	1611	237310	Gulf-Atlantic Constructors, Inc.

Abstract: On the evening of October 25, 2010, Employee #1, a 42-yr-old male construction equipment operator, was working on a highway road crew. While moving road safety drums from the grassy median to the center line of the multi-lane highway, he was struck and killed when the driver of a private owned vehicle swerved erratically across the safety barrels. The driver was apprehended and placed under arrest for DUI manslaughter, driving on a suspended license, failure to drive a single lane, and leaving the scene of an accident involving a fatality.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, VEHICLE, BARRIER GUARD, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, INTOXICATED, STRUCK BY, MOTOR VEHICLE, ROAD PAVING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313879793			Fatality	Other	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators	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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