Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221579394

HEATON CONSTRUCTION INC.

Event
Blunt force trauma, Highway work zone, Motor Vehicle, Road, Struck By
NAICS
237310
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346822521
Employer profile
HEATON CONSTRUCTION INC.
Summary number
221579394
Report ID
0316700
Project type
C
Construction end-use
J

Event description

One employee is killed, another is injured by motorist

Investigation abstract

At 12:05 p.m. on July 11, 2023, Employee #1 was standing behind Employee #2, as Employee #2 grinded temporary pavement markings off the road. Employee #1 was using a blower to blow the grinded dust off the roadway. Employee #1 was struck by a moving vehicle and killed. The coroner's office lists cause of death as multiple blunt force trauma. Employee #2 was injured and was treated without hospitalization.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 57 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    599

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