A butcher was killed by a blow to the head from a truck's tailgate. The accident occurred at an animal by-products company that collects and butchers dead cows for processing into hides and skins. The victim was one of several employees unloading the dead animals from a semi-trailer dump truck for processing. This involved walking under the raised tailgate of the truck, hooking the cow carcass with a chain and walking out under the raised gate again. The skid steer loader operator would take over and pull the cow to the loading dock. The gate was raised by the loader and […]