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Accident Summary Nr: 169675.015 - Employee is killed when struck by motor vehicle during flagg

Accident Summary Nr: 169675.015 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 08/27/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1772023.015	08/27/2024		237310	Ed Bell Construction Co.

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on August 27, 2024, an employee was working as a construction laborer for a highway construction contractor. The employee was conducting one way flagging operations in support of road barrier system installation. The employee was improperly positioned in roadway resulting in him being struck by an inattentive driver. The employee died from blunt force trauma to his body from impact with the car and against the pavement.

Keywords: Barrier, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Distracted, Distracted driving, Flagger, Flagman, Highway, Highway Shoulder, Highway work zone, Installing, Insufficient Supervision, Laborer, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Pavement, Road, Struck Against, Struck By, Torso, Traffic Accident, Traffic Control, Unsafe Position

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	1772023.015	62	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause:

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