Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1782558.015 - Kpoch Intermediate, Inc. Dba Usic Locating Services, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago North Area Office

Investigation Summary

At 6:00 a.m. on October 18, 2024, an employee working as a surveyor for a support services company was walking while surveying and marking utilities along a roadway. the employee had been a technician for 13 years and was working alone within 100 feet of an intersection. The employee was operating a hand held utility locator and paint sprayer while wearing a high visibility vest, a pair of high visibility gloves, a lamp, and a hard hat. The employee was struck by a car near the intersection. The employee died due multiple blunt trauma including his chest, abdomen, legs, head and torso.

Keywords: Abdomen, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Distracted, Head, Highway, Highway Shoulder, Leg, Road, Struck Against, Struck By, Surveyor, Torso, Utility