OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221401748

AWP, INC.

SNYDER, TX· 2021-10-11T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Abrasion, Ankle, Arm, Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Construction, Construction vehicle, Contusion, Crushed, Face, Fall, Fall Protection, Foot, Head, Highway work zone, Motor Vehicle, Run Over, Struck By, Tailgate, Toe, Trailer, Truck, Unstable Position, Vehicle, Warning Sign, Work zone
NAICS: 561990
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345578165
Employer profile: AWP, INC.
Summary number: 221401748
Report ID: 0627510

Event description

Employee is killed when run over by trailer while setting up

Investigation abstract

At 3:30 p.m. on October 11, 2021, an employee was riding on a vehicle tailgate setting up construction project warning signs against company policy. The employee was removing the signs from a trailer in tow when a wind gust lifted up a stack of signs. The employee leaned back to hold the signs down, but fell to the ground and was run over by the trailer and killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 37 M

Event type
1

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