Citation

No Author(s) Listed. Accid. Reconstr. J. 2010; 20(1): 5p.

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(Copyright © 2010, Accident Reconstruction Journal)

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Abstract

This article reports on a 2007 accident where a 57-year-old male worker was struck and killed by an oncoming pickup as he was placing a construction barrel in the roadway. The worker was a supervisor, foreman, and part-owner of a concrete curb/gutter installation company. This article provides data from the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) report on the accident. MIOSHA notified the Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (MIFACE) personnel, who participated in evaluating the accident. The article includes the Serious citations issued to the employer at the conclusion of the investigation. These citations found that the temporary traffic control devices available and installed for the curb replacement activities were not as required, notably in the lack of advanced lane closure warning signs. In addition, the employer did not provide adequate training to the employees preparing to perform curb alteration work. The article concludes with a detailed discussion of the recommendations to avert this kind of accident in the future.