Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 89905.015 - Employee is struck and killed by flat bed trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 89905.015 -- Report ID: 0454711 -- Event Date: 11/01/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1186505.015	10/24/2016		238990	Superior Traffic Control, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:30 p.m. on November 1, 2016, two employees were setting drums for a lane closure on I-40 westbound, at approximately mile marker 10.6. The coworker (driver) of the flat bed pick up truck told Employee #1 that he was going to move the truck forward about 25-30 yards. The coworker said the Employee #1 was standing at the rear of the truck when he started driving forward. After he stopped, the driver said he looked in the driver side view mirror and saw Employee #1 lying on the ground. Employee #1 was killed from blunt head trauma.

Keywords: Flatbed Truck, Head, Highway, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1186505.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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