Two Hispanic Guardrail Installers Die After Being Struck by a Guardrail - North Carolina

doi:10.26616/NIOSHFACE200309

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Two Hispanic Guardrail Installers Die After Being Struck by a Guardrail - North Carolina

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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
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On March 31, 2003, two Hispanic guardrail installers (the victims), ages 33 and 20, died after being struck by a section of heavy-duty guardrail that was suspended from a chain attached to the post-pulling jack of a truck-mounted post driver. A crew of six men were installing guardrail at the incident site. One of the men was seated in the rear operator station of the truck-mounted post driver and was attempting to back the truck and move the guardrail horizontally when the truck suddenly jerked and traveled backward. Coworkers positioned in front of the truck saw the truck jerk, then saw the guardrail hang up briefly on a post, flip up into the air, and strike two coworkers (the victims) who were placing bolts in a previously installed guardrail section approximately 25 to 35 feet behind the truck. The truck came to a stop in the traffic lane on the opposite side of the road. After stopping the truck, the operator used his cell phone to call 911. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and police personnel responded within minutes. EMS personnel provided emergency care to the 20-year-old victim, who was then transported by medical helicopter to a regional trauma center where he was pronounced dead later that day. The 33-year- old victim was pronounced dead at the scene by the county coroner.
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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident Analysis Accident Prevention Construction Workers Injury Prevention OSHA Region 4 Racial Factors Road Construction Traumatic Injuries
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Construction (0005) ; Highway Work Zones (0008) ; Hispanic (0009) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; ... More +

All (0000) ; Construction (0005) ; Highway Work Zones (0008) ; Hispanic (0009) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine General (0015) ; Foreign Born Workers (0022) ; Prevention through Design (PtD) (0025) Less -
Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

NIOSH (In-House)
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHFACE200309
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4

North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4 Less -
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:

13 pages
Contributor:

Higgins, Doloris N.;Merinar, Timothy R.;Romano, Nancy T.;
NIOSHTIC Number:

20024073
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2005-100563
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:

2004
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

23 - Construction - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

2002/08/15
Resource Number:

FACE-2003-09
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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