Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201562683 - Employee Is Struck and Killed by Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201562683 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 08/06/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314196296	08/08/2011	1629	237990	Nielson Const Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 a.m. on August 6, 2011, Employee #1, a flagger, was directing traffic and wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment. Available lighting, traffic signs and cones had been setup at the worksite, where the northbound traffic was diverted into the southbound lane. As she directed traffic, a pickup truck was traveling southbound and failed to stop. When the last vehicle traveling northbound moved over, the pickup truck swerved and struck her. Employee #1 died from traumatic injuries from the collision. The pickup fled the scene and continued southbound and was stopped by the county sheriff department. The driver of the truck tested positive for alcohol and was arrested.

Keywords: SIGNALMAN, VEHICLE, ALCOHOL, PPE, DRIVER, STRUCK BY, WARNING SIGN

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	314196296			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	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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