Struck by falling object
(MSHA Report of Investigation: Loading a steel plate (5' wide x 10' long x 3/4"" thick; approx. 1,500 lbs.) onto flatbed truck using chain attached to front-end loader. The victim was on bed of the truck steadying & guiding plate onto the truck when the hook (no safety latch) became detached from the plate, and the victim & plate fell to the ground. Plate crushed victim.)