Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 767798 - One employee killed, one injured when struck by car

Accident Summary Nr: 767798 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 10/21/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103628426	10/21/1997	1611	0	J.L. Steel, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:45 a.m. on October 21, 1997, Employees #1 and #2 and coworkers were shoveling and removing dirt from both sides of a guardrail along Interstate 35 in Dallas, TX. An automobile swerved out of the extreme right lane of southbound traffic, striking Employees #1 and #2, who were on the highway side of the guardrail. Employee #1 was killed, and Employee #2 was hospitalized with severe injuries. The employees had placed only five traffic cones along the extreme side of the right southbound lane, and construction traffic signs were not posted for the shoulder work that was being conducted.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRAFFIC CONTROL, COLLISION, STRUCK BY, WARNING SIGN

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	103628426			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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