OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221702335

CATO TRUCKING ASPHALT & PAVEMENT, INC.

RISON, AR— 2024-09-09T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Flagger, Struck Against, Struck By, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive, Vehicle
NAICS: 324121
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347761173
Employer profile: CATO TRUCKING ASPHALT & PAVEMENT, INC.
Summary number: 221702335
Report ID: 0627100
Project type: A
Construction end-use: I

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by motor vehicle while perfor

Investigation abstract

At 3:05 p.m. on September 9, 2024, Employee #1 and a coworker were working as flaggers on and near the Saline River Bridge where the access road met Highway 79. The coworker was positioned on the north end of the bridge, while Employee #1 was stationed on the south end. Employee #1 was struck by a southbound 1999 model Chevrolet Silverado while inside the construction zone. Despite multiple warning signs and cones set up to alert oncoming traffic of the road construction, Employee #1 was killed after receiving blunt force trauma to multiple parts of his body.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 65 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
7025

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