driver killed at steel tech, TN.
 

I was at the plant 1 day before this happened & 5 p.m the day it happened. from what I read, it is still unclear if the man was an employee of steel tech, or an outside carrier. the report say's outside carrier, but the update say's employee of the co,

Bundle of steel fall on him?

Steel Technologies CEO releases statement regarding fatal incident at Murfreesboro facility | tennessean.com | The Tennessean

Police identify man involved in fatal incident at Murfreesboro steel facility | tennessean.com | The Tennessean

Good Lord, that's terrible! Godspeed!

I have delivered to that plant before. Some plants won't allow a driver to be on his trailer when it is being loaded. Of course, it didn't say if he was on the truck or standing on the ground when it happened.

Steel Technologies CEO releases statement regarding fatal incident at Murfreesboro facility | dnj.com | The Daily News Journal

forgot to include the link.

Steel coil? 5,000 pounds? Not very big. Must have been one of, at least, several. Perhaps the driver was on the trailer, tying the others down. The article also says that he crane operator was trying to set the coil down. The driver may have been on the floor, adjusting his dunnage.

Not knowing how big or small, fast or slow this driver was, I would expect that if he had been alongside the trailer, he would have ducked under it. (I did that once, and dropped and rolled under the beams to the other side to get away from some pipes that went astray. Boy, was I a filthy mess when I stood up.) On top of the trailer, and busy chaining down other coils, he may not have realized he was in danger.

Something else I just thought of. Anytime there's an overhead crane, they make you wear a hardhat for your safety. When the load overhead weighs that much, I've never figured out where that hardhat does any good at all.:confused:

just another danger of hauling coils or steel, you gotta always be paying attention, hopefully other drivers will learn from this accident

Unless the crane broke it must be the crane operator's fault. Broken crane - maintenance' fault. Cables do wear and have had coil mill employees tell me of incidents.

I always keep my eye on the coil in the air and a path of quick escape planned if I am near it.



New Rules for Steel Tech: All drivers must wear full armor suits to get loaded.