Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201282969 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Vehicle

Accident Summary Nr: 201282969 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 04/22/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311038947	04/23/2008	1799	238990	U.S. Traffic Technologies, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 6:00 p.m. on April 22, 2008, Employee #1 and other coworkers staged traffic control devices and equipments (DOT safety barrels) on the shoulder of south to northbound on I-75 between exits 218 and 221. The employees were on the right side of the shoulder south to north on I-75 at an approximate distance of 17.5 ft away from the road on the grassy side of the shoulder. Employee #1 placed a barrel from off the back of the truck onto the shoulder, it tipped over and the wind blew the barrel into the road of I-75 traffic. An oncoming vehicle hit the barrel, and he dashed into the lane to retrieve the barrel. Employee #1 was struck by a vehicle traveling north and died at the scene of the accident.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC BARREL, VEHICLE, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311038947			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Other

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