Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300559259 - Buster Paving

Inspection Information - Office: Dallas Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300559259

Report ID: 0626300

Date Opened: 10/29/1999

Site Address:
Buster Paving
Tx Fm 1497
Paris, TX 75483

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 22119, Sulfur Springs, TX 75483

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/29/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/04/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100780949

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 769372

Event: 10/28/1999

Employee killed when struck by car at road construction site

Employee #1 was flagging vehicles as they came into a road construction site. A vehicle approaching from the south failed to stop or to slow down as it approached him. Employee #1 attempted to evade the vehicle but was struck by it; he was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics and the county medical examiner. The Texas State Highway Patrol has pending criminal charges against the driver of the vehicle. The company had the appropriate signage placed at the correct distances. The employee had received training on the method of flagging and had been given appropriate personal protection equipment, such as a protective helmet and flagger's high visibility vest.

Keywords: TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, VEHICLE, CONSTRUCTION, FLAGMAN, TRAFFIC CONTROL, AUTOMOBILE, MOTOR VEHICLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300559259			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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