Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303990345 - Hubbard Construction Company

Inspection Information - Office: Jacksonville Area Office

Investigation Summary

On October 15, 2002, Employee #1 was part of a crew working on a construction project of an interstate highway. He was operating a sweeper machine that was used to clean the highway, but would occasionally leave the machine to manually sweep sections of the highway. He wore a warning vest and was within a properly marked highway construction zone. Signs indicating the presence of a work zone were also adequate. Two local sheriff deputies were in their vehicles had their emergency lights flashing. While he was manually sweeping the highway, a vehicle traveling on the interstate drove through the barriers at a high speed and killed Employee #1. He died at the scene from multiple injuries. The operator of the vehicle did not stop and sped from the scene, but was later stopped by one of the sheriff deputies.

Keywords: FRACTURE, VEHICLE, STRUCK BY