Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221616170

FDS LOGISTICS LLC

Event
Ejected, Explosion, Fire, Grain, Highway, Highway work zone, Inhalation, Speeding, Tips Over, Tractor Trailer, Traffic Accident, Trailer
NAICS
484220
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#347101636
Employer profile
FDS LOGISTICS LLC
Summary number
221616170
Report ID
0524500
Project type
C
Construction end-use
I

Event description

Employee is killed during traffic accident

Investigation abstract

At 11:45 a.m. on November 13, 2023, Employee #1 was operating a tractor trailer, hauling grain east on the interstate from Pekin, IL to Ninety Six, South Carolina. The tractor trailer entered the work zone established by United Contractors Midwest (UCM) at a speed in excess of 70 mph, impacting a road construction tandem truck and trailer. The tandem truck was forced across the median. Employee #1's vehicle became airborne over the other UCM vehicle, while on fire and landing in the median on its side. Employee #1 was ejected. Employee #1 died from thermal inhalation injuries at the scene.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 38 M

    Event type
    6
    Occupation code
    804

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