Truck Driver Has Fatal Fall While Tarping Flatbed Trailer

A 57-year-old long-haul semi-truck driver died after he fell to the ground while tarping a flatbed trailer. He had been employed by the flatbed cargo hauling business for 13 years. It was his first day back at work after having spent a month recovering from back sprain injuries caused by a previous traffic collision. The weather was sunny and dry. He had picked up a load of sheet aluminum wrapped in plastic from a nearby rolling mill and returned to his employer?s yard to tarp it. A mechanic placed a tarp on […]