Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221426257

HMD LLC

Event
Concrete, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, High Wind, Trailer, Trailer Truck, Truck
NAICS
484121
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345718357
Employer profile
HMD LLC
Summary number
221426257
Report ID
0830600

Event description

Employee is killed in fall off truck and hits head on concre

Investigation abstract

At 3:00 p.m. on January 4, 2022, an employee was standing on the trailer bed of a truck, placing a tarp over the truck's cargo. There were high winds noted during the time of the incident. The employee fell from the bed of the truck and hit his head on concrete. The tarp may have possibly caught a wind gust and thrown the employee off-balance. The employee suffered a head injury and was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 56 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    804

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