OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #801654

HIGHWAY,REPAIR,VEHICLE,PPE,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,POOR VISIBILITY

1988-01-05T00:00:00

Event: HIGHWAY,REPAIR,VEHICLE,PPE,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,POOR VISIBILITY
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 801654
Report ID: 454510

Event description

MAINTENANCE WORKER STRUCK AND KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 6 PM ON JANUARY 5, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1, A MAINTENANCE WORKER, WAS REPAIRING A WATER VALVE ALONG HIGHWAY 341. IT WAS DARK AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEA RING DARK BLUE CLOTHING. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CROSS THE HIGHWAY HE WAS STRUCK AN D KILLED BY AN ONCOMING CAR.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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