OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14485320

FELL ASLEEP,UNCONSCIOUSNESS,REPAIR,COLLISION,AUTOMOBILE,STRUCK BY,LOST CONTROL

1989-01-18T00:00:00

Event: FELL ASLEEP,UNCONSCIOUSNESS,REPAIR,COLLISION,AUTOMOBILE,STRUCK BY,LOST CONTROL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14485320
Report ID: 213600

Event description

Employee killed when struck by automobile

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a utility worker, was performing emergency repair on a natural gas line on private residential property when he was struck and killed by an out-of- control automobile. The driver of the car either dozed off or passed out while o n the public highway.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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