OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14236269
AMERICAN SECURITY PATROL INC
RENO, NV·
Event description
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE
Investigation abstract
AT APPROXIMATELY 5:43 AM ON FEBRUARY 14, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS EMPLOYED AS G THE TRAFFIC LANES. A SECURITY GUARD AT A SMALL CONSTRUCTION SITE, WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY A MOTOR VEHICLE. THE SITE WAS NEXT TO A HIGHWAY WHERE TRAFFIC HAD BEEN TEMPORARILY REROU TED BY SETTING UP TRAFFIC DELINEATORS. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO RESET DELINEATORS THAT HAD BEEN KNOCKED DOWN ONLY IF THERE WAS A SUFFICIENT BREAK IN T RAFFIC AND ONLY ONE OR TWO NEEDED RESETTING. HE HAD ALSO BEEN INSTRUCTED BY HIS SUPERVISOR TO WEAR A REFLECTIVE VEST AND CARRY A FLASHLIGHT, PROVIDED BY THE EMP LOYER, IF HE WANTED TO RESET ANY DELINEATORS. EMPLOYEE #1 COULD HAVE AVOIDED THE ACCIDENT HAD HE WORN THE REFLECTIVE VEST AND USED BETTER JUDGEMENT WHEN ENTERIN
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 426
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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