March 24, 1995
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Prairie Lane Corp · Struck against a moving object
NEW DRIVER WILLIFULLY DROVE THE EMPTY EUCLID UNIT INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH IN HIS OWN ATTEMPT TO TURN THE UNIT AROUND. WHEN THE FRONT TIRE JAMMED AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE DITCH, IT JERKED THE STE ERING WHEEL OUT OF HIS HANDS, AUSING HIS INJURY. DRIVER WAS HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL INCORRECTLY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.