Fatality Narrative: Floor Installer Killed in Motor Vehicle Crash

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On November 17, 2008, a 22-year-old flooring installer died in a work-related motor vehicle crash. The victim was employed by a company that installs flooring products. He was traveling to a job site in the backseat of a private vehicle with three coworkers. All occupants of the vehicle were wearing seatbelts. At about 7:30 AM their vehicle was traveling along a highway when the vehicle's driver briefly looked down to change the radio station and the vehicle swerved into the oncoming lane of traffic and collided with a truck. Three of the vehicle's occupants were treated for minor injuries at the scene. The victim was taken to a hospital where he died. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Automobiles Education Mortality Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Workplace
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Cell Phones Drivers Equipment Operation Equipment Reliability Fatalities Hazards Motor Vehicles Safety Belts Safety Education Safety Equipment Safety Measures Safety Practices Training Traumatic Injuries Work Environment Workers Worker Safety

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• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051610
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-99-2011, 2011 Jan; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: floor installer killed in motor vehicle crash
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:11abedc95e4422f6b5424f8581fe6160bb6dba84f0e26d5c1c7dba2736375bbf12f5c0aad777fd3b789f4f952cbcc2728577a27ac59e5a939615257ef65cbb9d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228774/cdc_228774_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 155.78 KB ]