OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14557078

SUB-LAND, INC.

SUNLAND PARK, NM· 1987-04-22T09:00:00

Event: SURVEYOR, HIGHWAY, STRUCK BY, MOTOR VEHICLE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #104709779
Employer profile: SUB-LAND, INC.
Summary number: 14557078
Report ID: 653510

Event description

EMPLOYEE IN HIGHWAY STRUCK BY MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE SURVEYING

Investigation abstract

AT 9 AM ON APRIL 22, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SURVEYING AT A STATION LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STATE HIGHWAY 273 (MCNUTT ROAD). THE PURPOSE OF THIS STATION WAS TO SURVEY AN ACCESS ROAD FOR EL PASO DISPOSAL. WHILE EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SHOOTING AN GLES, A NORTH-BOUND VEHICLE CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND STRUCK ALL THE WARNING C ONES AND EMPLOYEE #1. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FATALLY INJURED. THERE WERE TWO WITNESSES.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 24 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
29

Occupation code
218

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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