Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200263291 - Employee killed when struck by drunk driver in work zone

Accident Summary Nr: 200263291 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 09/27/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311130074	09/28/2007	1611	237310	Apac-Arkansas, Inc.

Abstract: On September 27, 2007, Employee #1 was in a construction zone taking temperature core samples of a freshly-laid asphalt highway when a drunk driver turned into the construction zone from a side street. The drunk driver knocked down several traffic control cones before striking Employee #1. He was dragged approximately 100 ft before becoming dislodged from under the vehicle. The driver stopped momentarily and then drove off at high speed until his vehicle struck the side of a compactor in the construction zone. Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. At the time this report was written, the accident remained under investigation.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, VEHICLE, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, DWI, TRAFFIC CONTROL, DRAGGED, AUTOMOBILE, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311130074			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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