August 15, 1995
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
Fatality · MACHINERY
Independence Construction Materials · Struck by falling object
DRIVER WAS DELIVERING TO CONTRACTORS SITE STEEL PLATES. WHILE CONTRACTOR WAS UNLOADING 3 1/4 " THICK X 96 X 240 STEEL PLATES, DRIVER EXITED THE TRUCK, WALKED UNDER SUSPENDED LOAD. THE STRAP BR OKE ALLOWING PLATES TO STRIKE DRIVER ON TOP OF HEAD.