Struck-by Accident Examples
Struck-by hazards in construction cause accidents when employees are hit by objects such as described in the following examples:
- Four workers were installing signs on a highway when a pick-up truck changed several lanes and entered the work area. The truck struck one of the workers, knocking him off the road and over a bridge rail. He fell approximately 18 feet and died.
- Four workers were struck by an exterior wall while attempting to lift it in place. Three of the workers received bruises and contusions. One of the workers received a fractured leg and was hospitalized.
- A construction inspector was crossing an equipment vehicle route at an interstate highway bridge construction site. He walked into the path of the end loader traveling the route, was run over, and killed. The loader operator was unaware that he struck the inspector.
Construction workers must always be aware of the vehicles around them.
- A worker was struck by the counterweight and revolving superstructure of an excavator when he walked between the excavator and a hillside.
- Workers were pulling 60-foot sections of pipe out of a hole, using a hoist to stack them on the derrick floor. One of the workers let go of a pipe section before it was secured. As he bent over, the pipe swung around and struck him on the head, killing him.
- A worker was maneuvering an overhead crane when a metal plate, weighing approximately 7,330 lbs., separated from the lifting clamp and fell, striking and killing the worker.
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1-2. Which of the following describes a struck-by accident?
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