Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100169648 - Eastern Rock Products Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Syracuse Area Office

Investigation Summary

Employee #1 was removing temporary delineation strips from the center line of a divided highway. A 4 ft by 8 ft flashing-arrow board was being used to direct traffic from the driving lane where he was working to the passing lane. Employee #1 was struck by a motor vehicle and carried or dragged approximately 90 ft. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died a short time later of an acute brain stem injury. The Sheriff's Deputy charged the driver of the motor vehicle with failure to reduce speed in a construction zone and failure to use due care.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, SPEEDING, CONSTRUCTION, COLLISION, STRUCK BY, BRAIN, MOTOR VEHICLE, INATTENTION