Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201923109 - Employee struck and killed by motor vehicle

Accident Summary Nr: 201923109 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 02/19/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306478553	02/20/2004	1721	237310	United Rentals Highway Technologies

Abstract: At approximately 7:25 a.m. on February 19, 2004, a crew of employees had just arrived on the jobsite. They were setting up traffic controls for lane closures. An employee was struck by a motor vehicle. The driver of the vehicle had worked a 12-hour shift and had fallen asleep at the wheel. His car veered off the highway and struck both the work truck that was towing the traffic trailer with supplies and the employee. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: FELL ASLEEP, HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, CONSTRUCTION, TRAFFIC CONTROL, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, HIGHWAY SHOULDER, MOTOR VEHICLE

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	306478553			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	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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