OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221726706

PARAMOUNT CONSTRUCTION, LLC

HARTFORD, CT· 2024-06-12T00:00:00

Event: Abrasion, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Contusion, Flagger, Head, Highway, Highway Shoulder, Highway work zone, Motor Vehicle, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Person, Road, Struck By, Traffic Accident, Traffic Control, Trench, Trench Digger, Work Surface
NAICS: 237310
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347547390
Employer profile: PARAMOUNT CONSTRUCTION, LLC
Summary number: 221726706
Report ID: 0112000
Project type: C
Construction end-use: I

Event description

Two employees are injured while backfilling trench, one fata

Investigation abstract

At 11:45 a.m. on June 12, 2024, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were backfilling a trench 11 feet from the end of an active roadway. A vehicle drove through the temporary traffic control devices that were diverting traffic onto a detour route. The vehicle disregarded traffic control measures, increased speed, and drove past a coworker (flagger) and signage. The vehicle continued through the worksite, jumped the trench, and struck both employees. Employee #1 sustained fatal injuries. Employee #2 was hospitalized to treat multiple injuries.

Victims (2)

#1 Fatality Age 54 M

Event type
1
#2 Hospitalized Age 28 M

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1

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