Incident date: 2020-05-13
NAICS industry code: 237120

An employee was flagging traffic as part of an equipment road crossing effort. The employee had successfully stopped the first vehicle when a second vehicle approached the traffic control scene behind the first. The second vehicle suddenly swerved to the right, contacted the first vehicle, and then struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized with broken legs and a broken back.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in work zone
code_source: title: Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate