Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 769372 - Employee killed when struck by car at road construction site

Accident Summary Nr: 769372 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 10/28/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300559259	10/29/1999	1611	0	Buster Paving

Abstract: Employee #1 was flagging vehicles as they came into a road construction site. A vehicle approaching from the south failed to stop or to slow down as it approached him. Employee #1 attempted to evade the vehicle but was struck by it; he was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics and the county medical examiner. The Texas State Highway Patrol has pending criminal charges against the driver of the vehicle. The company had the appropriate signage placed at the correct distances. The employee had received training on the method of flagging and had been given appropriate personal protection equipment, such as a protective helmet and flagger's high visibility vest.

Keywords: TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, VEHICLE, CONSTRUCTION, FLAGMAN, TRAFFIC CONTROL, AUTOMOBILE, MOTOR VEHICLE

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	300559259			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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