OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221702939

LOUIS-COMPANY, LLC

WEST MEMPHIS, AR— 2024-09-18T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken, Broken Bone, Fracture, Head, Semi Tractor Trailer, Struck Against, Struck By, Traffic Accident, Vehicle
NAICS: 237310
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347765893
Employer profile: LOUIS-COMPANY, LLC
Summary number: 221702939
Report ID: 0627100
Project type: C
Construction end-use: I

Event description

One employee is killed and another is injured when struck by

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 p.m. on September 18, 2024, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were patching to treat head injuries and severe broken bones. bridge joints with polymer on the southbound side of the I-55 bridge in West Memphis, Arkansas. The employees exited the designated lane closure work area on foot and crossed the open right lane to patch a joint in the shoulder area. At that time, a semi tractor-trailer was approaching the employees' position when a Corvette, involved in a high-speed chase with local law enforcement, passed the slower-moving semi on the shoulder and struck the employees. The Corvette's speed was estimated to exceed 100 mph. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene. Employee #2 was transported to Region One Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee

Victims (2)

#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
7010
#2 Fatality Age 36 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
869

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