Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202472171 - Employee killed when struck by car in construction zone

Accident Summary Nr: 202472171 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 08/07/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311335566	08/08/2007	1611	237310	Triple T Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On August 7, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker were in a construction zone on US Highway Route 19 north when an automobile traveling at high speed tried to merge from State Route 98. The car veered into the barricaded lane, knocking aside three traffic barrels and a wooden DO NOT ENTER blockade. The coworker was able to jump aside and avoid a direct hit. Employee #1 was struck by the front passenger side of the car and was killed. The young, inexperienced driver of the car was trying to merge ahead of the traffic traveling north on US Route 19.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, SPEEDING, CONSTRUCTION, TRAFFIC CONTROL, INEXPERIENCE, AUTOMOBILE, STRUCK BY, HIGHWAY SHOULDER

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	311335566			Fatality	Fracture	Supervisors, 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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