Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A driver for a trucking company was killed Monday in Park Forest when he was unloading water main pipes. The pipes “spilled off his vehicle” and struck him, according to a report.
A driver for an Alsip-based trucking carrier was killed Monday in Park Forest after a load of large water main pipes he was delivering spilled off his vehicle and struck him, a village spokesman said.
Another worker was unloading the pipes from the truck while the driver, identified as 24-year-old Milos Grujic, of Seattle, stood beside it, Park Forest spokesman Jason Miller said.
During the unloading process, the pipes became unsettled and fell off the truck and on top of the driver, crushing him, Miller said.
Grujic was rushed to Franciscan St. James Hospital in Olympia Fields, where he was pronounced dead.
An autopsy performed by the Cook County Medical Examiner found that he died of multiple blunt force injuries. His death was ruled an accident.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened an investigation into the fatal incident.
