OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221469620

POWER CONCRETE CO., INC.

VINELAND, NJ— 2022-06-14T00:00:00

Event: Caught Between, Cleaning, Crushed, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Highway work zone, Lack of Engineering Controls, Motor Vehicle, Pressure Wash, Run Over, Seat Belt, Struck By, Trailer, Truck, Unstable Position
NAICS: 238110
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346020126
Employer profile: POWER CONCRETE CO., INC.
Summary number: 221469620
Report ID: 0213900
Project type: C
Construction end-use: J

Event description

Employee is killed during fall from truck, MUTCD work zone

Investigation abstract

At 1:30 a.m. on June 14, 2022, an employee and a coworker were power washing to work site in the back of a box truck within the established traffic control zone. The employees were assigned to perform operations to include but not limited to expansion joint repair, pressure washing, and application of preservative coatings. highway overpasses and bridge foundations. The employee and a coworker were riding in the back of a box truck that was towing a trailer with power washing equipment. They were heading to the next worksite along a highway when the employee fell from the unsecured tailgate. The employee was run over by the equipment trailer in a Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) work-zone incident. The employee was struck by, crushed, and caught between the over-the-road equipment trailer and the road, killing him. The employer failed to ensure that each employee had adequate seating during travel from work site

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 45 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
588

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