Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310219548 - Kenmore Construction Co. Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 310219548

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 07/25/2006

Site Address:
Kenmore Construction Co. Inc.
Interstate 480 And 77
Independence, OH 44131

Mailing Address:
700 Home Ave., Akron, OH 44310

Union Status: Union

SIC:1611

NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/08/2006

Emphasis: L:Roadcon

Case Closed: 01/18/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100103993

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200102358

Event: 07/24/2006

Employee Is Killed When Struck by Backing Truck

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on July 24, 2006, Employee #1 was performing flagging duties at a designated work zone on a road construction site on I-480. The work zone was approximately 26 ft wide and a quarter of a mile long. It was protected by Jersey barriers on both sides. Orange barrels were positioned at the east end of the zone which was tapered where the trucks entered and exited the site. Employee #1 was standing adjacent to a Jersey barrier located at the entry of the work zone. She was wearing a high visibility safety vest, hard hat and safety glasses. She was using a flag to alert oncoming traffic and was killed when she was struck and run over by a dump truck backing into the work zone.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, HIGHWAY, FLAGMAN, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, REFLECTIVE VEST, RUN OVER, BACKING UP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310219548			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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