Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305988982 - Traffic Maintenance Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 305988982

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 12/11/2002

Site Address:
Traffic Maintenance Corporation
Interstate 80/94 And Cline Ave.
Hammond, IN 46327

Mailing Address:
3855 Rutledge St., Gary, IN 46408

Union Status: Union

SIC:1611

NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/03/2003

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/22/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362661969

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260050 C	03/26/2003	04/05/2003	$0	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170387385

Event: 12/05/2002

Traffic maintenance employee killid and coworker injured

At approximately 11:15 p.m. on December 5, 2002, Employee # 1 and Employee # 2 were completing a right lane closure to the westbound lanes of Interstate 80/94. The location was approximately 0.25 of a mile from the beginning of the merger of the entrance ramp from Cline Avenue onto Interstate 80/94. Employee # 1 and Employee # 2 had put the last of their lighted traffic barrels at the far west end of the gore separating westbound Interstate 80/94 and the Cline Avenue entrance ramp. Employee # 1 was unhooking the lit arrow board from the rear of his company's truck when a Ford Taurus coming westbound down the entrance ramp struck the traffic barrels and then the arrow board. The impact knocked the arrow board backward into the rear of the truck. Employee # 1 was struck by the arrow board and knocked upward and into the rear bed of the truck killing him. The tongue of the arrow board struck employee # 2 as the arrow board flipped to the left on its side. Employee # 2 was at the rear of the truck on the driver's side. He suffered bruises to his legs.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, MAINTENANCE, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, TRAFFIC BARREL, VEHICLE, RAMP, CONSTRUCTION, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305988982			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	305988982			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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