Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 147994.015 - Employee is killed when run over by street sweeper

Accident Summary Nr: 147994.015 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 04/01/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1587354.015	04/01/2022		561990	Chs Traffic Control Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:32 p.m. on April 1, 2022, an employee was preforming flagging and temporary traffic control work activities during the new construction of a roadway. The employee was directing traffic in and out of a gas station. There were multiple construction vehicles operating within close proximity of the employee. While the employee was directing traffic, a street sweeper was backing up towards the employee's back, when it struck the employee, causing the employee to fall face forward on the ground. The street sweeper proceeded to back up, crushing the employee underneath. The employee sustained fatal injuries.

Keywords: Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Flagger, Motor Vehicle, Run Over

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition				0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1587354.015	53	F	Fatality		Flagman	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause:

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