OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1002807
Z ALABAMA FIRE DEPT INC
S ALABAMA, NY·
Event description
Employee struck and killed by automobile
Investigation abstract
At approximately 11:14 p.m. on November 18, 1987, Employee #1, the fire police c hief, was directing traffic at the intersection of Routes 63 and 77 in response to an emergency medical service call. He was wearing his fire police coat, which was properly illuminated with retro-reflective material, and he was carrying a flashlight with a red wand attachment. Employee #1 was struck by an automobile a nd killed instantly.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 73 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 417
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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