Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201764008 - Employee Is Killed by Drunk Driver in Construction Zone

Accident Summary Nr: 201764008 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 10/16/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315783852	10/17/2011	1611	237310	Angel Brothers Enterprises

Abstract: At approximately 3:45 a.m. on October 15, 2011, Employee #1 was working on a highway construction project. Employee #1 was shoveling loose gravel along an elevated bridge along an interstate highway. He was working within a tapered area approximately 6200 feet from the placement of the first traffic cone. Off-duty policemen were directing traffic as it merged into one lane from two lanes. A drunk driver traveling through the tapered area lost control of his vehicle and veered into the lane closure, striking and killing Employee #1. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was pronounced dead.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, DWI, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, HIGHWAY SHOULDER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315783852			Fatality	Other	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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