OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221593874
DAN WILLIAMS COMPANY
SALT FLAT, TX—
Event description
Employee is killed in fall off trailer
Investigation abstract
At 4:30 p.m. on August 26, 2023, an employee was distributing traffic cones on what caused the employee to fall off the trailer. The employee suffered a skull fracture with brain swelling and was killed. the roadway that were loaded on a utility trailer. The employee was standing on the trailer deck, grabbing the staged cones and putting them out on the roadway as the vehicle was pulling the trailer down the roadway. The employee was setting up a lane closure utilizing a Chevrolet 2500 and a 16-foot utility trailer loaded with traffic cones. The employee was standing on the trailer, grabbing cones and placing them on the roadway as the driver drove down the roadway slowly allowing the employee to place the traffic cones. At some point, the employee fell off the trailer and hit his head on the ground. It is unknown
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 59 M
- Event type
- 1
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