OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221710742

KPOCH INTERMEDIATE, INC. DBA USIC LOCATING SERVICES, LLC

NORTHLAKE, IL— 2024-10-18T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Distracted, Head, Highway, Highway Shoulder, Leg, Road, Struck Against, Struck By, Surveyor, Torso, Utility
NAICS: 561990
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347825580
Employer profile: KPOCH INTERMEDIATE, INC. DBA USIC LOCATING SERVICES, LLC
Summary number: 221710742
Report ID: 0524200
Project type: E

Event description

Employee surveying dies of multiple trauma when struck by ve

Investigation abstract

At 6:00 a.m. on October 18, 2024, an employee working as a surveyor for a support services company was walking while surveying and marking utilities along a roadway. the employee had been a technician for 13 years and was working alone within 100 feet of an intersection. The employee was operating a hand held utility locator and paint sprayer while wearing a high visibility vest, a pair of high visibility gloves, a lamp, and a hard hat. The employee was struck by a car near the intersection. The employee died due multiple blunt trauma including his chest, abdomen, legs, head and torso.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 52 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
7052

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