OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221743792

76596 - SC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

SAINT GEORGE, SC— 2025-02-18T00:00:00

Event: Back, Construction, Construction vehicle, Driver, Flying Object, Head, Highway, Highway Shoulder, Highway work zone, Motor Vehicle, Road, Semi Tractor Trailer, Struck Against, Struck By, Surveyor, Tire, Tractor Trailer, Tractor--Truck, Trailer Truck, Transportation, Truck, Truck Driver, Unresponsive, Wheel
NAICS: 237310
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #348049941
Employer profile: 76596 - SC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Summary number: 221743792
Report ID: 0454510

Event description

Employee is fatally injured while putting out signs along hi

Investigation abstract

On February 18, 2025, Employee #1 was a surveyor working on a crew with three coworkers. The crew was tasked with surveying land for an expansion project near an interstate highway. The employee was working alone, standing behind Coworker #1's truck, setting up work zone signs on the shoulder of the road. An 18-wheeler driving by Employee #1, experienced a tire failure, causing a tire to detach from the vehicle. The tire struck Employee #1 and hit the work vehicle parked on the side of the road. Employee #1 sustained fatal injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
999

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