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Logs Roll Off Truck At Sawmill Killing The Truck Driver, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center
Logs Roll Off Truck At Sawmill Killing The Truck Driver, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center
Fatality Case Reports--Motor Vehicle
A 64-year-old male (the victim) was killed while unloading logs at a sawmill. Since retiring from the mining industry several years ago, he had been working part-time driving a semi-trailer truck owned by a logger. As was his usual practice, the victim drove the truck alone, and on the day of the incident hauled a large load of logs on the trailer bed. The logs were approximately 12 inches in diameter and 20-25 feet long. Stakes on the sides of the trailer bed were four feet high; witnesses reported that the logs were stacked approximately four feet higher than the …
Tree Trimmer Dies After 50-Foot Fall While In Bucket Truck, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center
Tree Trimmer Dies After 50-Foot Fall While In Bucket Truck, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center
Fatality Case Reports--Motor Vehicle
A 48-year-old male tree trimmer (the victim) died from a fall while trimming a tree from a bucket truck. The victim was the owner/operator of a tree trimming service. He operated the business for about 23 years, employing various part time helpers. On the day of the incident, two sons-in-law were operating chain saws at the scene when they heard a loud "pop." As they looked up, the witnesses saw the bucket carrying the victim slam against the truck. The sons-in-law removed the victim from the bucket. He was not breathing. The rescue squad was called and arrived at the …
Part-Time Farmer Dies After Pick-Up Truck Overturns, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center
Part-Time Farmer Dies After Pick-Up Truck Overturns, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center
Fatality Case Reports--Motor Vehicle
A 52-year-old part-time farmer was killed when a pick-up truck overturned and crushed him. The victim, along with a neighbor (the witness), was loading the neighbor's tractor on a flatbed trailer to transport it to the victim's tobacco field for plowing. The trailer, attached to the pick-up truck, was parked on a gradual downward slope in preparation for tractor loading. The victim was standing on the front of the trailer while the tractor was being driven onto the trailer by the witness. Before the tractor was completely on the trailer, the truck and trailer began to roll down the slope. …