Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 144703.015 - Flagger is killed when struck by road sweeper

Accident Summary Nr: 144703.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 03/18/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
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.

Keywords: Backing Up, Flagger, Run Over, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1584798.015	57	M	Fatality		Flagman	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause:

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