Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 68452.015 - Road Construction flagger is struck by pickup truck and kill

Accident Summary Nr: 68452.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 10/07/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1000394.015	10/08/2014		237310	Werner Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 7:15 p.m. on October 7, 2014, an employee was performing duties as a flagman. He was posted on the North side of the road resurfacing project. At 7:20 p.m. on October 7, 2014, a POV pickup truck was traveling south from Tilden toward the flagging zone. The pickup truck failed to slow down to the posted speed limit of 45 miles per hour and veered off the road onto the shoulder striking the employee on his left side. The employee ended up in the ditch 141 feet from point of impact. The employee suffered from multiple fractures, ruptured aorta, organ damage, and was killed.

Keywords: Flagger, Motor Vehicle, Road Paving, Run Over, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1000394.015	59	M	Fatality		Flagman	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause:

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