According to a report from WGME TV, Maine State Police identified the worker as 50-year-old James Woodward. Woodward was working on a road work zone in York on the Maine Turnpike when he was backed up over by a dump truck driven by a co-worker.
Both Woodward and the man driving the truck, Garry Johnson, worked for Shaw Brothers Construction. Police told the station that Woodward was in Johnson’s blind spot and they don’t except to file any charges.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the incident.
We’ve put together several articles on how to avoid Run Over/Back Over incidents on the jobsite in our Saftey Watch section which you can download and share with your crews here. You can also view our three tips to training your crews on this subject here as well as a diagram on learning blind spots.
