Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: STRUCK BY

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: being struck by moving motor vehicles: (a) On or about April 12, 1996, an employee was in the center of the two east bound lanes of traffic, with her back to the flow of traffic, without channelizing devices being used to divert traffic around her location and without someone posted to act as a look out. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method of abatement to correct this hazard is to erect channelizing devices to guide motorists from changing lanes and to post a lookout when operations necessitate that a survey person will work with his/her back to oncoming traffic. Reference is made to Chapter 1, Safety Procedures for Surveyors while working in traffic of the (State of), Florida Department of Transportation Safety Survey Handbook, Safety for Location Surveyors, Revised, June 1, 1994.