Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104820758 - Bureau Of Highways Nycdot

Inspection Information - Office: New York State Department Of Labor Public Employee Safety & Health Bureau

Inspection Nr: 104820758

Report ID: 0253650

Date Opened: 05/03/1989

Site Address:
Bureau Of Highways Nycdot
Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd & 147th Street
New York, NY 10039

Mailing Address:
Att: C Chirgwin 40 Worth Street Rm 1020, New York, NY 10013

Union Status: Union

SIC:4131

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/03/1989

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/03/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360175889

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 1004761

Event: 04/26/1989

Highway worker killed when struck by speeding vehicle

At approximately 9:55 a.m. on April 26, 1989, Employee #1, a gasoline roller engineer for the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT), Bureau of Highways, was working on a roadway in Manhattan when he was struck by a passenger vehicle. He sustained multiple fractures and died two days later at Harlem Hospital. According to a DOT official and witnesses, the passenger vehicle was traveling at a high speed when it struck Employee #1. DOT officials said that the driver was unlicensed and was operating a stolen vehicle.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, SPEEDING, COLLISION, AUTOMOBILE, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104820758			Fatality	Fracture	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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