OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221727019
A1 HD TOWING, LLC
PALMDALE, CA—
Event description
Employee dies of multiple blunt trauma when struck by vehicl
Investigation abstract
At 10:09 p.m. on December 9, 2024, an employee working as a tow trucker operator for a towing company had been dispatched to assist a customer that required assistance. The employee was taking to the owner of a damaged car standing on the driver's side of the vehicle. The employee was struck by an oncoming vehicle after which the driver fled the scene. The employee was pronounced dead at the scene from a hit-and-run felony.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 805
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