OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221633134
GRATE'S WRECKER SERVICE INC.
LAGRANGE, IN·
Event description
Employee is killed when struck by truck on highway
Investigation abstract
At 9:40 a.m. on January 18, 2024, an employee was assisting at the scene of an accident involving a semi-truck on the Indiana Toll Road. The employee was standing near a tow truck in the westbound lane, when a pickup truck and trailer in the eastbound lane lost control on the snowy road and slid across the median to the westbound lane, hitting the tow truck, semi-truck, and employee. The employee was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 63 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 0
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