OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221543721

VAN BUREN COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION

LAWRENCE, MI— 2023-03-03T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Flagger, Highway, Highway Shoulder, Highway work zone, Maintenance, Motor Vehicle, Pinned, Repair, Road, Run Over, Struck By, Tailgate, Traffic Accident, Traffic Control
NAICS: 237310
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346547045
Employer profile: VAN BUREN COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION
Summary number: 221543721
Report ID: 0552651
Project type: C
Construction end-use: I

Event description

Employee flagging is killed when pinned between two vehicles

Investigation abstract

At 8:15 a.m. on March 3, 2023, an employee working as a construction laborer for a county roads department was flagging traffic. The employee was struck by the brush guard of an oncoming vehicle and pinned to the tailgate of road work vehicle. The employee was crushed between the vehicles and died.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 58 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
869

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