Employee killed in workplace accident while in back of semitruck, troopers say

MADILL, Okla. (KXII/Gray News) - A man from Madill, Oklahoma, was killed in a workplace accident.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported that an employee at J&I Manufacturing was killed Wednesday morning. Troopers identified the employee as 54-year-old Jaime Bell.

According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Bell was on the bed of a semitrailer that was moving pipe to a forklift. The agency reported that the driver of the semitrailer pulled forward, causing Bell to lose his balance and fall.

Bell died after hitting his head on the trailer.

No further information on the accident was disclosed.

According to its website, J&I Manufacturing produces truck beds and bodies for farming, ranching and oil industries. It also provides processed steel products and supplies for farming and ranching.