Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 302680814 - Employee struck by vehicle is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 302680814 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 07/15/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302680699	07/15/1999	1611	0	Wildish Construction Co

Abstract: On July 14, 1999, highway construction workers were in the process of line striping the two left northbound traffic lanes of Interstate 5 near Tualatin, Oregon. The workers were inside the work zone separated from the right lane by bright orange cones. The traffic was directed by signs and cones to merge to the right lane. A vehicle traveling in the right lane ran over some of the cones and entered the work zone and struck Employee #1 and continued on. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: VEHICLE, STRUCK BY, MOTOR VEHICLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302680699			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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