OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221725153

CHS TRAFFIC CONTROL SERVICES, INC.

KNOXVILLE, MD— 2024-10-07T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Contact, Road, Struck Against, Struck By, Traffic Accident, Traumatic, Vehicle
NAICS: 561990
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347805137
Employer profile: CHS TRAFFIC CONTROL SERVICES, INC.
Summary number: 221725153
Report ID: 0352440
Project type: C
Construction end-use: I

Event description

Employee is struck by vehicle while placing traffic control

Investigation abstract

At 7:02 p.m. on October 7, 2024, Employee #1 was retrieving a temporary traffic control device from a work vehicle to install it on the left-hand shoulder of the westbound side of a highway. As he stepped into the roadway to cross both lanes, he was struck by a passing motorist. Emergency services transported the employee to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries. The incident resulted in a fatality caused by multi-system trauma from the vehicle impact.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 59 M

Event type
1

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