| Case Name |
The death accident in the regulation zone |
| Pictograph |
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| Date |
December 11, 1999 |
| Place |
Kanagawa Prefect. Yokohama City |
| Location |
The automobile exclusive way |
| Overview |
In the night construction, one motorway of 2 traffic lanes at one side was controlled.
The car of the driver who took his eyes off the road or of the driver who was feeling drows run into the regulation zone under pavement construction of passing lane at around 24 o'clock.
The car collided with the pavement construction and a worker was killed. |
| Incident |
The worker died by being run over in the Yokohama City in the regulation zone under pavement and repair working at about 24:00 on 12/11 in1999. |
| Sequence |
19:00 The KY meeting before the work
21:00 The construction regulation started.
22:00 The pavement construction started.
24:00 The accident happened. |
| Cause |
1 The driver took his eyes off the road.
2 The victim was careless about the swearring car.
3 It was the facility in which the car could easily advance.
4 Normally it was the time when animals slept. |
| Countermeasures |
1 The safety education to workers and guides is carried out.
2 Regular equipments are installed over the regulation, and strong H steel is installed in the protective fence.
3 In future they should stop traffic and construct in the daytime. |
| Knowledge Comment |
1 Certainly there are drowsy drivers.
2 First of all save yourself. |
| Background |
1 The construction at night for the reason that the traffic jam would be caused during the day
2 The prohibition of using back buzzer at night in order not to cause complaint
3 Simple facility which could not separate the regulation zone and cars' passing area perfectly
4 The work at the time when animals (including human beings) slept normally . |
| Sequel |
1 Requesting that the night construction is changed into the daytime one at the round-table conference with construction supervisory authority
2 They cooperated to make the regulation manual with the owner, and it is being carried out. |
| Account of Concerned Parties |
According to the driver, it was not known that the construction had been done at that night. |
| Reason for Adding to DB |
I want to inform how work and construction are dangerous at night, while cars are passing. |
| Scenario |
| Primary Scenario
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Poor Value Perception, Poor Safety Awareness, Poor Response to Change in Environment, Change in Environment, Carelessness, Insufficient Precaution, Regular Movement, Dangerous Movement, Bodily Harm, Harm to Physical Well-being, Bodily Harm, Death
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| Sources |
Kunishima Committee prezentation material
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| Number of Deaths |
1 |
| Financial Cost |
The total loss was well over a billion yen. |
| Field |
Civil Engineering
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| Author |
OHSAWA, Kohichi (Japan Road Contractors Association)
KUNISHIMA, Masahiko (The University of Tokyo)
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