OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14530430
TILCON GAMMINO INC
CRANSTON, RI—
Event description
FLAGMAN STRUCK BY TRUCK DURING ROADWAY SEALING PROJECT
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING AS A FLAGMAN ON ROUTE I-295 (SOUTH BOUND HIGH SPEED LANE ), MONITORING VEHICLE FLOW AROUND A ROADWAY SEALING PROJECT. THE HIGH SPEED LANE WAS BARRICADED OFF WITH TWO ARROW BOARDS AND ORANGE REFLECTIVE CONES. TWO FLAGM EN WERE ALSO BEING USED. A TRUCK TRAVELING SOUTH LOST CONTROL AND WENT THROUGH T HE CLOSED-OFF LANE, FATALLY INJURING ONE FLAGGER (EMPLOYEE #1) AND INJURING A ST ATE INSPECTOR WHO WAS INSPECTING THE SEALING PROCESS.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 18 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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