OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #606376

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,BARRIER GUARD,CONSTRUCTION,BACK,TRUCK,STRUCK BY

1987-05-18T11:30:00

Event: TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,BARRIER GUARD,CONSTRUCTION,BACK,TRUCK,STRUCK BY
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 606376
Report ID: 418100

Event description

EMPLOYEE WORKING ON HIGHWAY KILLED BY PASSING TRUCK

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING AN AIR HOSE TO BLOW SAND, TRASH AND OTHER DEBRIS OFF THE L EFT LANE OF ROUTE I-75 (MILEPOST 303) AT ABOUT 11:30 AM ON MAY 18, 1987. A RYDER TRACTOR PULLING A 12 FOOT WIDE LOW BOY WITH A PORTABLE HOUSE ON BOARD WAS TRAVE LING NORTH. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK IN THE BACK BY THE RIG AND KNOCKED FORWARD AB OUT 30 FEET. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT 4:15 PM THE SAME DAY. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INS IDE THE FLASHER BARRICADES WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY THE PASSING TRACTOR.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 21 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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