February 23, 1988
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Joy T Pearce Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
TRUCK DRIVER WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE DISCONNECTED THE HYDRAULIC HOSE THAT ACTIVATES THE BED ON THE DUMP TRUCK. THE TRUCK BED FELL ON THE DRIVER WHEN THE HYDRAULIC HOSE WAS COMPLETELY TAKEN OFF.