OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221599558

DMR SEALCOATING AND PAVING, INC.

OXFORD, ME— 2023-09-15T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Asphalt, Cleaning, Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Equipment Operator, Fracture, Highway, Instantaneous amputation, Leg, Motor Vehicle, Repair, Road, Road Paving, Run Over, Traumatic Amputation, Truck Driver, Walking Surface, Work Surface
NAICS: 238990
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346978943
Employer profile: DMR SEALCOATING AND PAVING, INC.
Summary number: 221599558
Report ID: 0111100
Project type: C
Construction end-use: I

Event description

Employee repairing asphalt is killed when run over by truck

Investigation abstract

At 11:30 a.m. on September 15, 2023, an employee operating an air wand for a road paving and surfacing company was cleaning out road cracks with compressed air. The employee was standing in front of a Ford F250 Truck towing the compressor. Coworker #1 was working from the bed of the tow vehicle operating a heat torch connected to a propane tank. Coworker #2 was operating the truck and appeared to fall asleep when he inadvertently stepped on the gas pedal. Coworker #2 lost control of the truck and ran over the employee. Coworker #1 was not injured. The employee amputated his leg and sustained multiple fractures and died.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 48 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
7035

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