I can see why it took 10 tons of asphalt.
Posted on 06/08/2005 7:23:40 AM PDT by Puppage
Retired Man Was Working As A Favor
WHITLEY, Ky. -- Investigators are trying to determine what caused the tailgate of a dump truck to give way, burying a Kentucky man under hot asphalt and killing him.
The accident happened in Whitley on Monday, Louisville, Ky., television station WLKY reported.
McCreary County Pastor Jimmy Tucker was killed.
Tucker recently retired from a construction company, but was working one more week as a favor, WLKY reported.
He was looking at the back of another truck that had broken down when the gate opened, causing up to 10 tons of asphalt to fall on him. Investigators said Tucker died instantly.
Another worker was taken by helicopter to a Tennessee hospital for burn treatment.
My Dad died in our home.
20 minutes after the ambulance took the body away, the tension broke and we laughed, telling great stories of my daddy for hours.
I agree with you Laz.
(((hugs)))
I can see why it took 10 tons of asphalt.
You are so misunderstood...LOL
300 degrees loading out of the plant, a tad cooler at arrival - awful hot and sticky!
yes you are, but not from me, some people like to respond to death with humor, as, was it laz that said?
Don't leaving us hanging - did your friend make it to 5?
Carolyn
I don't suppose the truck was there while the crew was working on the end zones of a football stadium, was it?
What the hell do people expect on a thread about a fire-and-brimstone Kentucky preacher getting buried in hot tar?
Looks to me like the devil got 'em, given the mode of dispatch.
Yeah, her boyfriends always went in creative ways. That Mexican shrine to the dead boyfriends she built on the mantel was hilarious.
Yikes! I hope he went quickly.
What do we expect?
On FR we expect that the posts will indicate the inner core of a person and their opinions. We will get the opportunity to understand the poster and their views of life. And, many, just need a place to throw out the inner core beliefs and opinions that would not be acceptable among friends.
Asphalt paving mixes come out of the plant at 425 degrees +/- and are in the 350 to 300 degree range when they are placed by the paving crew. The tempeture loss is due to travel time from the plant to the project.
It sounds like the tailgate latch popped and this poor man was standing in the wrong place at the time.
I have been in the paving business for 35 years, my famly for 100, and the second lesson was NEVER stand close to the tailgate on a truck waiting to back into the paver.
I am sure that the asphalt hit him and knoched him down covering him, the burns from the material induced shock which probably caused cardiac arrest.
God Bless, Mother Mary take him to your heart. Amen
You should meet my friends.
"Hank" -- if you read my posts you'll find probably about a 50:50 mix of political/religious commentary and smarta$$ remarks and photoshops--and some that are definitely both.
Jim Robinson personally pulled a thread similar to this one the other day, when it got into the bad taste zone where this one was headed.
The whole world gets an idea of what FreeRepublic is like, at heart, by the character of our posts.
Are we here to find the lowest common denominator--or to raise the bar?
Cheers.
But if he's buried in hot tar - then you've got yourself a thread.
Think of the theological implications, too - wouldn't God have called him home with a truckload of pillowtop mattresses?
It's crude but true, you don't hear about the Miami preacher who died from a heart attack, but you hear about this because it horrifying, and very strange.
This wasn't the driver's fault.
It wasn't the mechanic's fault.
It wasn't the company's fault.
And, Lord knows, it sure wasn't the pastor's fault.
It was the asphalt.
Look, we know you did it - you can stop trying to change the subject.
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