OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14525711
ADVANCE BARRICADES & SIGNING INC.
SUNRISE, FL—
Event description
EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE WHILE CROSSING ROAD AT NIGHT
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SERVICING AND REPOSITIONING FLASHING ROAD BARRIERS ON A HEAVILY TRAVELLED ROAD AT NIGHT. THE ROADWAY HAD A 45 MPH SPEED LIMIT AND WAS POORLY LIT . THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING DARK CLOTHING AND WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH A REFLECTIVE VEST. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING THE ROADWAY, HE WAS STRUCK BY AN AUTOMOBILE. THE DRIVER DID NOT SEE THE EMPLOYEE UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE TO STOP. THE EMPLOYEE DIED AT THE SCENE FROM MASSIVE TRAUMA.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 46 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 14
- Task assigned
- 1
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