OSHA investigators arrived in Wheatland, WY on Wednesday, November 14th 2018 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Lock Trucking, Inc. which had occured on Friday, November 9th 2018. A 64 year old man working as a Truck driver was killed on the job when the employee fell from top of trailer, later dies
Accident Date2018-11-09
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 12:30 p.m. on November 9, 2018, an employee was applying a tarp to the lumber load on the 48 foot flatbed semi trailer. The employee either stepped or fell off the flatbed trailer, striking his head on the structural footing approximately six feet from the back of the truck. The employee sustained a broken neck and was initially hospitalized, placed on life support and later died of the injuries.