Incident date: 2025-06-27
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was picking up a traffic closure when an 18-wheeler rear-ended the truck-mounted attenuator (TMA). The impact spun the TMA sideways and forward; it struck the employee before impacting the barrier wall. The employee sustained a concussion to the right side of the forehead and a fractured left femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in road work zone
code_source: title: Other semi, tractor-trailer
code_nature: title: Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
code_body: title: Head and extremities
severity: moderate