A 54-year-old Madill man died Wednesday morning after a fall during pipe loading at J&I Manufacturing in Marshall County. Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers said Jaime Bell was on a semi-trailer when the truck moved.
Troopers said Bell was moving pipe toward a forklift when the semi began moving. He fell and struck his head on the trailer, according to KXII.
What Authorities Have Confirmed
A medical helicopter transported Bell from the scene, but he died a short time later, according to the report from the same outlet. Troopers identified him as Jaime Bell, 54, of Madill, as reported by KXII, and KOKH, which later reported the story, similarly described him as a 54-year-old man from the area.
Emergency crews were called around 9:45 a.m. Wednesday at J&I Manufacturing, according to KOKH, which reported that the semi-truck driver pulled forward while Bell was loading pipe, an account attributed to Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers. The outlet's reporting on the sequence of events largely mirrors the account relayed by troopers to other regional stations.
How Oklahoma workplace fatalities compare
The available state statistic does not give a manufacturing-specific fatality count, so it cannot show how manufacturing compares directly with other industries. The Oklahoma Department of Labor’s 2022 fatal-injury census reported 16 deaths in construction, the most of any industry.
The reports cited here did not include funeral arrangements or next-of-kin information. Hoodline will update this story if additional details become available.
