OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14543722
ELCO HAUSMAN CONSTRUCTION CO INC
ALLENTOWN, PA—
Event description
Three killed, one injured when struck by tractor trailer
Investigation abstract
At approximately 10:40 p.m. on April 25, 1984, Employees #1 through #4 were movi bruises, and leg injuries. At the time report was written, the cause of the acci dent had not been determined. ng a blinking arrow warning sign that was sticking out into the eastbound lane o f Route 22. While the employees were cutting a section of the median guardrail t o make room for the sign, the right lane remained open but the left lane was clo sed to traffic. The flashing sign was located approximately 100 ft in front of t he workers, along with a car and two pickup trucks, all with their yellow lights on that belonged to Employees #1 through #3. A commercial tractor trailer came down the closed traffic lane and struck the sign, the car, and the two pickup tr ucks. Employees #1 through #3 were killed and Employee #4 suffered facial cuts,
Victims (4)
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#1 Fatality Age 64 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Fatality Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#3 Fatality Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 2
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 2
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