Inspection Detail
Inspection: 114947583 - Gust K Newberg Construction Co
Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor
Site Address:
Gust K Newberg Construction Co
Idot R19493 I 65 South
Indianapolis, IN 46237
Mailing Address:
Attn Otis Gilbert Newman Po Box 17514, Indianapolis, IN 46217
Union Status: Union
SIC:1611
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/04/1992
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/18/1992
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 361037765 |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 3:45 a.m. on April 18, 1992, Employees #1 and #2 were checking interstate construction/traffic barricades to ensure that they were in proper positions for the morning traffic. They were working either behind the barricade/traffic barrels or away from the traffic when an automobile traveling in the southbound lane of the interstate, driven by an alleged drunken driver, crashed through the warning barrels and struck the two employees. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene and Employee #2 was critically injured with internal injuries and fractures, for which he was hospitalized.
Keywords: FRACTURE, HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC BARREL, CONSTRUCTION, TRAFFIC CONTROL, INTOXICATED, AUTOMOBILE, STRUCK BY
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 114947583 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Construction laborers | ||
2 | 114947583 | Fatality | Other | Truck drivers, light |