Johnson picked up a load of lumber at Emporium Hardwoods on Route 120, near Shippen Township, PA. At approximately 1:55 p.m., Johnson pulled into an empty lot to tarp his load. While making adjustments to the tarp, Johnson slipped and fell from atop the load.
He sustained fatal injuries.
According to the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, there are an estimated 25 fall-related deaths in the trucking industry each year.
