Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221669203

TRITEC CONSTRUCTION OF WNY LLC

Event
Fracture, Manhole, Skull, Struck By, Tire, Vehicle
NAICS
236220
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#347509408
Employer profile
TRITEC CONSTRUCTION OF WNY LLC
Summary number
221669203
Report ID
0213600

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by vehicle

Investigation abstract

At 11:30 a.m. on May 25, 2024, an employee was inside a manhole investigating why a fuel tank alarm had been activated. After completing the investigation, the employee emerged from the manhole. At that moment, a vehicle that was maneuvering around the gas pumps struck the employee. The impact resulted in a fractured skull, and the employee was struck by the wheel of the vehicle. The employee was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 53 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    0

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