September 20, 1990
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
MACHINERY
Century Granite Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
INJURED PERSON IS AN EMPLOYEE (DRIVER) FOR TRUCKING CONTRACTOR. HE WAS SITTING IN THE CAB OF A TRUCK-TRACTOR WHILE A BLOCK WAS BEING LOADED ONTO HIS TRAILER. THE DOGS (LIFTING HOOKS) PULLED OU T OF THE BLOCK WHILE IT WAS ABOUT 16" ABOVE THE FLOOR OF THE TRAILER. THE RESULTING IMPACT JARRED THE TRUCK CAUSING THE DRIVER'S HEAD TO HIT THE TOP OF THE CAB.