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Accident: 200171221 - Highway Repair Worker Is Killed In Truck Back-Over
Accident: 200171221 -- Report ID: 0257260 -- Event Date: 03/09/2014 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 317513034 | 03/10/2014 | 1611 | R Betances Construction Llc | ||||
| At approximately 8:50 p.m. on March 9, 2014, Employee #1 and Coworkers #1 and #2, employed by a construction contractor, were working on Highway PR 22 Km 22.4. They were engaged in a concrete pavement removal and repavement project. Employee #1 was working on repavement when Coworker #1, his foreman, instructed him to change tasks and relocate to control private vehicular traffic. As Employee #1 proceeded to his new work location, Coworker #2, a truck driver, was backing up. Employee #1 moved behind the truck. Coworker #2 did not see Employee #1 behind the truck, and Coworker #2 continued to back up the truck. The truck struck and rolled over Employee #1. Coworker #2 did not realize he had struck Employee #1 until he saw the body on the pavement. Employee #1 was killed. This highway work zone fatality was investigated by Puerto Rico OSHA. | |||||||
Keywords:
highway, installing, construction, traffic control, crushed, struck by, concrete, backing up, poor visibility, road paving
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| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
| Highway, road, street | Maintenance or repair | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | X | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
| 1 | 317513034 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Cutting concrete pavement FatCause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle |
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