UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Inspection Detail

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Inspection: 1600556.015 - State Of California Department Of Transportation

Inspection Information - Office: Ca American Canyon District Office

Investigation Summary

At 10:03 a.m. on June 3, 2022, an employee was working as a maintenance worker f or a state department of transportation, division of maintenance, and was pickin g up adopt-a -highway litter bags off of the right shoulder of the highway and p lacing them into the back of a 2007 Chevrolet 2500, 3/4-ton pick-up truck. The a dopt-a-highway litter bags had been staged on the shoulder of the highway by a c ontracted crew that was engaged in litter clean up. As the employee was picking up the bags on the right shoulder of the westbound highway, an errant vehicle dr ifted off the roadway, onto the right shoulder, struck the employee, and sent he r 30 yards from the point of impact. The driver of the vehicle did not stop but was later apprehended by highway patrol. The employee died from her injuries.

Keywords:automobile, blunt force, blunt force trauma, highway, highway shoulder, highway work zone, maintenance, struck by