Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14444525 - Employee Struck And Killed By Backing Tractor
Accident: 14444525 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 08/30/1985 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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3323268 | 09/05/1985 | 1611 | Lanford Brothers Company, Inc. | ||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
3323284 | 09/04/1985 | 1611 | Virginia Department Of Highways & Transportation | ||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
3323250 | 08/30/1985 | 1611 | Apac - Virginia Inc. | ||||
At 3:20 a.m., in the southbound lane of I-95, a Ford rubber-tired tractor fitted with a front-mounted rotating broom was backing down a previously milled asphalt traffic lane to begin another sweeping pass. Employee #1 was struck by the left rear of the tractor, sustaining broken ribs, a pierced lung, and a fractured skull. He was killed. Employee #1 was not wearing an orange reflective garment and there was little to no illumination in the predawn hours. | |||||||
Keywords:
traffic accident, work rules, construction, struck by, tractor, reflective vest, backing up, poor visibility
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 3323268 | Fatality | Fracture | Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators | |||
2 | 3323284 | Occupation Not Listed | |||||
3 | 3323250 | Occupation Not Listed |