OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14557326
JAMES HAMILTON CONSTRUCTION CO
SILVER CITY, NM—
Event description
Flagman struck and killed by 18-wheeler on highway
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a flagman, along with a driver and two coworkers on a propane burne r truck, were removing temporary stripes from I-40 near Grants, New Mexico. The truck was towing a lighted sequential arrow board, which was partly in the right lane and partly on the shoulder. Employee #1 and the two coworkers were in or n ear the center lane when an 18-wheel truck passed within inches of the burner tr uck and sign board, striking and killing Employee #1.The two coworkers jumped ou t of the way.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 594
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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