Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202567590 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Vehicle

Accident Summary Nr: 202567590 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 06/14/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315713818	06/14/2011	1611	237310	Pepper Contracting Services, Inc

Abstract: On June 14, 2011, Employee #1 was part of a road crew picking up and removing a piece of traffic control equipment that was located on a trailer. The equipment had been positioned in the emergency shoulder of an interstate highway. A driver of a passenger vehicle fell asleep while driving and crossed three lanes of traffic. The passenger vehicle struck the trailered equipment and Employee #1. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, VEHICLE, COLLISION, STRUCK BY, HIGHWAY SHOULDER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315713818			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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