OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14454805
SHEER CONSTRUCTION INC.
VARINA, IA·
Event description
Employee struck and killed by car in early morning darkness
Investigation abstract
In the early morning darkness at about 6:30 a.m., Employee #1 was standing almos t in the center of a highway. She had just indicated to a coworker where to park his pickup when she was struck and killed by an oncoming car. Employee #1 was d ressed in dark clothing and was not wearing a reflective jacket. Just prior to t he accident, she had placed highway warning signs at each end of the work site. The flag girls had not started work.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 33 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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