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| PennDOT equipment operator Bryan Todd "Chipper" Chamberlain, 30, of Imler, PA, was crushed to death by runaway equipment on Juniata Valley Road in Blair County's Frankstown Township. |
By Matt Miller
mmiller@pennlive.com
A PennDOT equipment operator died Thursday when he was crushed by a piece of runaway machinery.
State police Friday identified the victim as Bryan Chamberlain, 30, of Imler. The fatal accident occurred at 12:48 p.m. on Juniata Valley Road in Blair County's Frankstown Township.
Chamberlain was riding on a piece of heavy equipment when the machine popped out of gear and began rolling backward, police said. The driver couldn't stop it and jumped off right before the machine went over a steep bank.
Chamberlain was thrown from the machine and was crushed between it and a tree, police said.
Born
Monday, December 28th 1987
Died
Thursday, August 30th 2018
Birth Place
Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania
Job Title
equipment operator
Employer
PennDOT, New Enterprise Stone and Lime Company
Parents
Gary and Linda (Smith) Chamberlain
School
Claysburg-Kimmel High School
Siblings
Karen Weise
Bryan T. “Chipper” Chamberlain, 30, Imler, passed away Thursday as a result of a work-related accident on Juniata Valley Road.
He was born in Roaring Spring, son of Gary and Linda (Smith) Chamberlain. On May 14, 2016, he married Felicia Amick in Imler.
Surviving are his wife; his parents; a sister, Karen Weise and husband, Kurt; a nephew, Porter Weise; his mother-in-law, Carolyn Amick; an uncle, Dwight Amick; his special friends: Marshall Dick, Cody Claycomb and Anthony Musselman; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Chipper was a 2006 graduate of Claysburg-Kimmel High School. For the past five years, he was employed as an equipment operator for PennDOT, and he was previously employed at New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, bow-fishing, making hay and working on the family farm.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 4, 2018, and from 10 until the 11 a.m. funeral service on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, at Leslie-Miller Funeral Home, Claysburg, Pastor Ronnie Campbell officiating. A private interment will be held at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be given to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to the family.
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PennDOT worker killed in equipment accident
By Jeremy Hartley
jhartley@centredaily.com
Updated August 31, 2018 04:21 PM
A PennDOT worker was killed Thursday in Blair County after an incident involving heavy equipment.
State police at Hollidaysburg reported Friday that troopers responded to a work zone area at about 12:48 p.m. on Juniata Valley Road in Frankstown Township. A Pennsylvania Department of Transportation worker had reportedly become trapped beneath a piece of unidentified heavy equipment machinery.
The worker, identified as Bryan Chamberlain, 30, of Imler, had been a passenger on the equipment when, for unknown reasons, the machine “popped out of gear” and began rolling backwards, police said. The driver unsuccessfully attempted to stop the roll and jumped off before the equipment went over and down a steep embankment.
Chamberlain was thrown from the equipment and crushed between the equipment and a tree, police said. The incident was described as an “accidental death.”