Dump truck falls into river, kills driver.A Delta Sand & Gravel employee died Tuesday afternoon when his dump truck fell off a bridge and into the Willamette River Willamette River River, northwestern Oregon, U.S. It flows north for 300 mi (485 km) into the Columbia River near Portland. Oregon's most populous cities are in its valley. The Fremont Bridge, a steel arch with a main span of 1,225 ft (373 m), crosses the river at Portland. , the Lane County Sheriff's Office said. Police are investigating why the large Cat dump truck veered off the single-lane bridge, located on the company's property on Division Avenue, and into the river just after 1 p.m., sheriff's Sgt. Clint Riley said. The truck landed upside Upside The potential dollar amount by which the market or a stock could rise. Notes: This is basically an educated guess on how high a stock could go in the near future. See also: Bull, Downside down in about 10 feet of water, trapping trapping, most broadly, the use of mechanical or deceptive devices to capture, kill, or injure animals. It may be applied to the practice of using birdlime to capture birds, lobster pots to trap lobsters, and seines to catch fish. the driver in the cab. Sheriff's search and rescue coordinator John Miller went into the water, and freed the man from the truck after several attempts, Riley said. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. His name is being withheld pending family notification. Occupational Safety and Health Administration Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. agency established (1970) in the Dept. of Labor (see Labor, United States Department of) to develop and enforce regulations for the safety and health of workers in businesses that are engaged in interstate officials and the Lane County Sheriff's Office are continuing the investigation. |
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