OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221479942
CHS TRAFFIC CONTROL SERVICES, INC.
BOONSBORO, MD·
Event description
Employee is killed when run over by street sweeper
Investigation abstract
At 1:32 p.m. on April 1, 2022, an employee was preforming flagging and temporary traffic control work activities during the new construction of a roadway. The employee was directing traffic in and out of a gas station. There were multiple construction vehicles operating within close proximity of the employee. While the employee was directing traffic, a street sweeper was backing up towards the employee's back, when it struck the employee, causing the employee to fall face forward on the ground. The street sweeper proceeded to back up, crushing the employee underneath. The employee sustained fatal injuries.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 53 F
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 7025
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