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Accident: 201282969 - Employee Is Killed When Struck By Vehicle
Accident: 201282969 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 04/22/2008 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 311038947 | 04/23/2008 | 1799 | U.S. Traffic Technologies, Inc. | ||||
| 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
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| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
| Highway, road, street | New project or new addition | $50,000 to $250,000 | X | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
| 1 | 311038947 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: FatCause: Other |
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