Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 154372.015 - Employee flagging is killed when pinned between two vehicles

Accident Summary Nr: 154372.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 03/03/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1654704.015	03/03/2023		237310	Van Buren County Road Commission

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on March 3, 2023, an employee working as a construction laborer for a county roads department was flagging traffic. The employee was struck by the brush guard of an oncoming vehicle and pinned to the tailgate of road work vehicle. The employee was crushed between the vehicles and died.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Flagger, Highway, Highway Shoulder, Highway work zone, Maintenance, Motor Vehicle, Pinned, Repair, Road, Run Over, Struck By, Tailgate, Traffic Accident, Traffic Control

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1654704.015	58	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause:

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