OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #732305
HIGHWAY,BRAKE,INADEQUATE MAINT,SPEEDING,CONSTRUCTION,COLLISION,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,ROAD PAVING
Event description
One employee killed, one injured when struck by semi-truck
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were part of a road crew that was removing asphalt from a no t the truck brakes were out of adjustment was also noted as a contributing facto r. rthbound highway surface in front of a road milling machine. At least 1/2 mile o f road had been reduced to a single lane. The construction lane and the travel l ane were separated by traffic cones. The employees were standing next to the gua rdrail when they were struck by a semi-truck. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene. Employee #2 was treated and released from the Merrillville Methodist Hospital. Police estimate the truck's speed at impact to be 35 to 40 mph; it le ft 373 feet of skid before striking the inside guardrail and the two employees. The truck driver was cited by the State Police for excessive speed. The fact tha
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 46 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 594
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 594
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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