Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201271640 - Flagman Killed By Car After Being Struck In Work Zone
Accident: 201271640 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 03/25/2003 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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304719958 | 03/26/2003 | 1623 | Speegle Contracting Company, Inc. | ||||
At approximately 10:45 a.m. on March 25, 2003, an employee who was performing flagman duties was struck by a 1994 Red Ford Taurus that was traveling southeast on Walnut Grove Road. The flagman was wearing a hard hat and holding a STOP/SLOW sign. However, the flagman did not have on high visibility clothing (reflective vest) nor were highway (orange) cones strategically placed throughout the work-zone. The employee was pronounced dead at the scene. | |||||||
Keywords:
highway, hard hat, traffic barrel, vehicle, flagman, traffic control, automobile, struck by, reflective vest
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Pipeline | New project or new addition | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | X | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 304719958 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Traffic protection FatCause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle |