July 25, 2008
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
IKO Pacific, Inc · Struck against a moving object
Non-miner trucker delivering limerock didn't retract tarp on side dump truck. Dumped load, tarp held, causing opposite drive wheels to lift 3 ft off ground. Released tarp from top side of bucket, load released. Truck settled abruptly, throwing driver onto truck frame. Injuries to back of head, lower right arm, back.