OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221668726
67025 - CODELL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
WIND CAVE, KY·
Event description
Employee is caught and fell from trailer, fatal head injury
Investigation abstract
At 1:08 p.m. on May 21, 2024, the site superintendent was assisting with unloading a flatbed truck at a construction site. The truck moved forward, causing the load attached to a telehandler to be dragged toward the back of the trailer. The employee was caught behind the load and fell from the trailer, hitting his head on the ground. The employee sustained fatal head injuries.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 48 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
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