Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 144703.015 - Flagger is killed when struck by road sweeper
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1584798.015 | 03/21/2022 | 237310 | Preferred Materials, Inc. |
Abstract: At 9:40 a.m. on March 18, 2022, a road sweeper was slowly backing up into position to clean debris on the left side of the working zone (traffic line re-surfacing work). Meanwhile, a flagger that was providing temporary traffic control was walking alongside the sweeper at the left side of the road cleaning vehicle, inside the work zone. At a traffic intersection, the flagger walked pass the road sweeper and walked behind it, with his back towards the road sweeper. The flagger was struck by and run over by the road sweeper that was still backing up. The flagger was killed.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Highway, road, street | Alteration or rehabilitation | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 1584798.015 | 57 | M | Fatality | Flagman | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: |