Trash truck driver run over, killed in Pa. landfill accident - Truckers' Trucking Forum

Cybergal · **^ Top** #1 02.16.2008

Trash truck driver run over, killed in Pa. landfill accident

2/15/08
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA

Quote:

YORK, Pa. - The driver of a tractor-trailer dumping trash at a York County landfill died Friday after he was crushed by his trailer and perhaps by a large trash compactor, authorities said.
The New Jersey man was apparently struck after 1 p.m. as a bulldozer was attempting to free his tractor-trailer, which had become stuck in the mud at Modern Landfill in Windsor Township, Lower Windsor Township Police Chief David Sterner said.

County Coroner Barry Bloss said a preliminary investigation indicated that the man was run over by his own truck and was probably killed instantly. The victim's name was not released until his family members have been notified.
Sterner said the man was run over by the trailer's rear wheels and possibly the trash compactor, which has a heavy barrel used to crush garbage. Police later said the man was run over by the compactor when it pushed the tractor-trailer forward.

The death of the victim, who worked for Wilkie Trucking Inc., is considered to be an industrial accident, which must be reported to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Bloss said. An autopsy was scheduled for Saturday at Lehigh Valley Hospital to establish the official cause of death.
http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/a...laccident.html

wallbanger · **^ Top** #2 02.17.2008

Sheez, what a sad story. I've been to a landfill before, and getting stuck is a fact of life. But the workers at the one I have been to always PULL stuck trucks out (usually with a CAT Dozer and a long chain), as opposed to pushing them out. Had the folks done that the driver might still be alive.

Pete_379X · **^ Top** #3 02.17.2008

I've seen alot of things at the landfill. Roll off trucks falling over on each other. One fell over on a suburban full of people (still don't know why they were up there) and crushed it all the way to the frame. End dumps twisting up and rolling. They pushed us out from the rear too. Only time I got pulled out was when I was so far back and buried up that they didn't want to get the dozer stuck so they ran a cable out to me.

The worst thing about a landfill is theres no solid ground. Just dirt pushed over trash then packed down. Which makes for spongey ground. It will just give away right from underneath you with little warning. Feel bad for the guy that was killed and his family though.

CassAnn · **^ Top** #4 06.02.2008

I drove a semi tractor with a dump trailer for over a year hauling all kinds of materials. Usually you are safer inside the cab, but not in this instance. My heart goes out to the driver and his family.

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