OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14399851

K M ENGINEERING CO

BOYD, TX— 1985-04-19T00:00:00

Event: HEAD, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, CONSTRUCTION, FLAGMAN, AUTOMOBILE, FALL, STRUCK BY, WARNING SIGN
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2294486
Employer profile: K M ENGINEERING CO
Summary number: 14399851
Report ID: 626300

Event description

STRUCK BY AUTO DURING CONSTRUCTION NEAR HIGHWAY

Investigation abstract

THE CREW HAD COMPLETED THEIR WORK AND WERE ABOUT TO MOVE THEIR HEAVY EQUIPMENT B ACK ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. EMPLOYEE #1 STARTED ACROSS THE ROAD TO TAKE HER PICK-UP UP TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. SHE PLANNED TO USE HER EMERGENCY LIGHTS TO HELP FLAG DOW N TRAFFIC. SHE WAS ALMOST TO THE CENTER LINE WHEN SHE SAW A CAR COMING. SHE TURN ED AND TRIED TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE SHOULDER. SHE FELL TO HER HANDS AND KNEES AN D WAS STRUCK BY THE CAR. THE COLLISION CRUSHED HER SKULL AND BROKE HER LEFT FOOT . SHE SUFFERED MULTIPLE ABRASIONS AS WELL. SHE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. NOTE: THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS AT THE SITE AND NO FLAGMAN AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 60 F

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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