GOSHEN — A truck driver died during a delivery at Lippert Components after being hit by 5,000 pounds of steel.

Milos Jovanovic, 36, from Naperville, Ill. was an employee of a trucking company out of Chicago, Polly Hoover, a public information officer for the Goshen Police Department, told The Tribune on Feb. 6. He was killed by a 5,000-pound bundle of steel tubing that hit his entire body, police confirmed.

The incident, which happened at Plant 45 on Feb. 5, occurred while the steel was being delivered from Jovanovic's semi truck. Police did not specify whether Jovanovic, Lippert employees or both were unloading the shipment. Plant 45 previously underwent an inspection in August of 2023 for a health concern, records show.

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Medics arrived after receiving news of the incident around 9:40 a.m. and treated the victim. Goshen Police arrived 45 minutes later and Jovanovic was not at the scene when they arrived, they said. Hoover said police were not requested until after Jovanovic was transported to the airfield for Med Flight.

"The police are generally not contacted for medical emergencies unless the Medics request us," she said by email.

Paramedics performed life-saving measures, but Jovanovic was pronounced dead upon arriving at the airfield, police said.

A Tribune reporter contacted Lippert's public relations team for inquires regarding safety protocols when unloading materials. The Tribune did not receive a response by Friday afternoon.

According to records from the U.S. Department Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Lippert Components had five inspections yielding five violations dating back to 2020 for health and safety concerns. These violations all occurred in the Mishawaka, Goshen and Yoder areas. After a 2020 IOSHA inspection at Plant 228G in Goshen, the plant was issued $10,000 in penalties from two violations.

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