Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 172670.015 - Two employees are injured while backfilling trench, one fata

Accident Summary Nr: 172670.015 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 06/12/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1754739.015	06/12/2024		237310	Paramount Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on June 12, 2024, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were backfilling a trench 11 feet from the end of an active roadway. A vehicle drove through the temporary traffic control devices that were diverting traffic onto a detour route. The vehicle disregarded traffic control measures, increased speed, and drove past a coworker (flagger) and signage. The vehicle continued through the worksite, jumped the trench, and struck both employees. Employee #1 sustained fatal injuries. Employee #2 was hospitalized to treat multiple injuries.

Keywords: Abrasion, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Contusion, Flagger, Head, Highway, Highway Shoulder, Highway work zone, Motor Vehicle, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Person, Road, Struck By, Traffic Accident, Traffic Control, Trench, Trench Digger, Work Surface

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	Construction
1	1754739.015	54	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:
2	1754739.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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