Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201095767 - Employee Struck by Vehicle While Directing Traffic

Accident Summary Nr: 201095767 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 06/27/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126180900	07/01/2002	1611	0	Granite Construction

Abstract: At approximately 1:15 p.m. on June 7, 2002, Employee #1 was working as a flagman in a T intersection at the top of the T, in a construction zone on a public street. There was a backhoe working in the right lane, on the right side of the T. There was also a truck with a 40 ft trailer parked beside the backhoe. Employee #1 was standing toward the center of the right hand of the bottom of the T, holding-up traffic, when the truck decided to make a left turn into the bottom of the T. As the truck was turning; Employee #1 was hit in the head by the trailer body, just in front of the back wheels of the trailer. Employee was knocked down and the wheels ran over him. Employee #1 suffered a broken right leg; broken left pinky finger; and stomach injuries. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, ABDOMEN, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, FLAGMAN, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126180900			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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