Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202685681 - Two Employees on Highway Project Are Struck and Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 202685681 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 01/09/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316629229	01/09/2013	1623	237110	Pessoa Construction Company

Abstract: On January 9, 2013, Employees #1 and #2, employed by a water and sewer line construction company, were working on a highway construction project along US Route 40 Westbound in Cecil County, Maryland. They were setting up MOT (maintenance of traffic) materials/devices. A vehicle travelling westbound along US Route 40 passed the attenuator and arrow board truck and then veered into the left lane closure. The vehicle struck and killed Employees #1 and #2, who were inside the closure. The vehicle also struck many barrels that were in place to designate the lane closure. Investigation determined that both Employee #1, a supervisor, and Employee #2, a construction laborer, were wearing the prescribed PPE such as hard hat, reflective vest, safety shoes and gloves. Employee #1 was the employer's trained MOT designee.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, VEHICLE, CONSTRUCTION, TRAFFIC CONTROL, PIPELINE, STRUCK BY

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316629229			Fatality	Other	Supervisors; brickmasons, stonemasons, tilesetters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons
2	316629229			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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