Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on March 6, 2024, an employee was at a work site offloading materials and tools from the bed of a work truck. The employee had completed handing down the tools to coworkers. The employee attempted to step down off the truck using the rails on the truck to provide stability and to step down onto the bumper. According to coworkers, his body locked up, and he released his hands from the safety rails and fell backwards. The employee fell from the back of the truck; his body struck the ground and then his head struck the ground. The employee was taken to the hospital and checked into the hospital, but later died from head trauma.