Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 88265.015 - Employee is killed when struck by speeding vehicle.

Accident Summary Nr: 88265.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/01/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1174983.015	09/02/2016		237310	Valley Construction Company

Abstract: At approximately 10:15 a.m. on September 1, 2016, an employee was holding up a sign reading "SLOW" for traffic, so that rock trucks could get in and out of the construction zone. A speeding vehicle, which was being pursued by local police through multiple counties, entered the work zone at a high rate of speed and being driven erratically. The driver left the roadway, entered the median, lost control of the vehicle and crossed into the work zone and struck the employee. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Construction, Flagger, Motor Vehicle, Struck By

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1174983.015	62	M	Fatality		Flagman	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause:

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