Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202490520 - Construction Zone Flagger Is Stuck by Vehicle

Accident Summary Nr: 202490520 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/21/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125826776	08/03/2010	1799	238910	Henkels & Mccoy Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was working as a flagger for a construction contractor that was burying fiber optic conduit. She was removing a traffic cone in order to have traffic move through a construction zone. Employee #1 still had her stop sign facing the driver of a private vehicle, when the driver moved forward unexpectedly. The car struck Employee #1, throwing her into a ditch. Employee #1 received severe contusions to both legs. She was hospitalized for observation due to her leg injuries and a complaint of back pain. The driver of the vehicle claimed she did not see Employee #1 at the side of the highway.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, CONSTRUCTION, FLAGMAN, BACK PAIN, STRUCK BY, HIGHWAY SHOULDER, MOTOR VEHICLE, CONTUSION, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125826776			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers

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