Officer Struck While Assisting with Temporary Traffic Control on an Interstate—Texas

Details

• Personal Author:
  Fowler, Melanie L. ; Kraynak, Stephanie ; Lincoln, Jennifer E. ; Romano, Nancy T.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
• Description:
  On February 25, 2018, a 63-year-old police officer was struck by a vehicle, while directing traffic on a three-lane interstate highway. The officer had responded to a motor vehicle versus pedestrian hit and run fatality on the interstate and was tasked to assist with traffic control. A vehicle that was driven by an individual under the influence of a prescription drug affecting the central nervous system (CNS), traveling at approximately 68 mph, approached the scene, and failed to funnel off the interstate exit lane, striking the officer. The officer was transported to the hospital in serious condition and succumbed to his injuries on April 27, 2018.
• Subjects:
  Automobiles Emergency Responders Law Enforcement Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Drivers Emergency Responders Fatalities Law Enforcement Workers Motor Vehicles OSHA Region 6 Police Officers Recommendations Safety Practices Traumatic Injuries Work Zone

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• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Motor Vehicles ; Motor Vehicles - Law Enforcement Officers
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  NIOSH (In-House) ; Law Enforcement Officers (LEO)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHLEO202101
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Texas ; OSHA Region 6
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  20 pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066061
• Citation:
  Morgantown, : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  92 - Public Administration - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  2018/02/25
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b0e807ebfcc85d45465b37ea43b773f213fcef9c6d3a2572b1d799ba048e7c552847756aa69d4bdbcecbddb8584892be21b2e6c126581427403a4b0479906bac
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/167240/cdc_167240_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.43 MB ]