Mississippi man dies after being buried under hot asphalt in horrific work accident

A Mississippi antheral tragically died aft a motortruck afloat of blistery asphalt unloaded connected apical of him.  

Darrell Sheriff, 41, a backstage contractor, mislaid his beingness successful the freak mishap aft helium tried to repair a dump truck loaded with boiling blistery asphalt at AJ Materials connected McDowell Road.

Darrell was determination to prime up a truckload of scorching pavement erstwhile his conveyance malfunctioned astir 10:30 am, according to Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade. 

After going nether the dump motortruck to enactment connected the hydraulic line, the backmost of the conveyance opened up and unloaded the blistery asphalt connected him, constabulary said. 

Witnesses astatine the country attempted to assistance prevention Darrell, who 'tried to fight', but his injuries were 'just excessively tremendous for him to survive.' 

'It’s precise horrific. It’s precise tragic,' Woods said pursuing the incident, presently being investigated arsenic an accident. 

The victim's household members arrived astatine the country pursuing the accident, and told authorities helium was a 'good' and 'hardworking man, conscionable trying to marque a living,' Woods said. 

'Let’s support his household uplifted successful prayer,' helium added. 

Loved ones took to Facebook to wage their respects to Darrell pursuing the horrific incident. 

'R.I.P to Darrell Sheriff antheral we been boys since precocious school. Shame damn beingness doesn't travel with immoderate guarantees,' 1 said.  

'Nothing but Love. You ne'er cognize however oregon when, you conscionable cognize 1 time it volition hap but ever commune that it won’t.'

'I don’t deliberation anyone ever truly thinks astir losing a household member, idiosyncratic you fundamentally grew up with oregon watched grow,' different wrote. 

'Gonna miss my “ Duck”, Love you boy,' they added. 

'I’ma miss you Rat. Get yo rest,' different said, calling him by 1 of his nicknames. 

Darrell's relative said: 'God brought my relative location today!! A precise humble antheral [I'm going to] miss you cousin. I'm mislaid for words.' 

The horrific mishap is presently nether investigation. DailyMail.com contacted the Jackson Police Department. 

When asphalt is delivered to occupation sites, it arrives astatine scorching blistery temperatures of astir 275 to 300 degrees Fahrenheit, according to Lone Star Paving. 

Hot asphalt is known to severely irritate and pain quality skin, and the fumes from the worldly are arsenic arsenic bad, nj.gov reported. 

The odor of asphalt tin origin headaches, vomiting, nausea and dizziness.