OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221646789

DAVIS TIRE CENTER INC

JACKSONVILLE, FL· 2024-02-26T00:00:00

Event: Automotive Repair, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Crushed, Driver, Fracture, Highway, Highway Shoulder, Highway work zone, Maintenance, Mechanic, Motor Vehicle, Pickup Truck, Pinned, Repair, Road, Semi Tractor Trailer, Struck By, Tire, Tractor Trailer, Traffic Control, Truck, Work zone
NAICS: 441320
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347324295
Employer profile: DAVIS TIRE CENTER INC
Summary number: 221646789
Report ID: 0419700

Event description

Employee dies from blunt trauma when struck by vehicle on hi

Investigation abstract

At 11:40 a.m. on February 26, 2024, an employee working as a mechanic for a tire force trauma. repair center was changing a tire on a disabled tractor-trailer. The vehicle was parked inside the white lined gore zone between I-295 northbound and the exit towards I-10 eastbound. The employer owned Chevrolet 2500 service truck was parked behind the work zone area with emergency flashers on and reflective warning triangles deployed along the route for in-coming traffic. A private vehicle entered the white lined gore zone at high velocity and struck the employee's truck from behind, moving it forward and pinning the employee between the truck and the back of the tractor trailer. The employee died from blunt

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 42 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
514

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