Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201922424 - Employee struck and killed by vehicle

Accident Summary Nr: 201922424 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 02/18/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304570401	02/22/2002	1611	0	Kinsel Industries, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:45 a.m. on February 18, 2002, Employee #1 was maintaining the road surface of a traffic lane at a highway construction site. After directing traffic on the north bound lane around the work zone, he started to spread sand upon an asphalt repair area when a dump truck struck him. The dump truck was exceeding the work zone speed limit while backing up to deliver a load of sand. The impact of the truck caused Employee #1 to suffer multiple fractures in legs, a ruptured spleen, a fractured hip and neck, and abdominal trauma with internal bleeding. Employee #1 died due to complications from these multiple injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ABDOMEN, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, TRAFFIC CONTROL, DUMP TRUCK, NECK, STRUCK BY, HIP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304570401			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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