St. Peters Man Sues Fred Weber Inc. Over Earth City Landfill Accident

Former Thoele Oil of St. Charles truck driver Daniel Loeffelman has sued construction giant Fred Weber Inc. in St. Louis County Judge Michael T. Jamison’s courtroom.

According to court documents, Loeffelman, of St. Peters, alleges that on March 5, 2010, he was instructed to pick up waste materials at a location in St. Louis and take them to the Fred Weber solid waste landfill in Earth City.

Loeffelman says a Fred Weber employee him to go to a specific location on the 254-acre landfill. After dumping his load, Loeffelman’s dump truck overturned and Loeffelman says he was seriously injured.

Loeffelman also alleges in court documents that the area in which he was told to dump his load was soft and unstable and couldn’t support weight of his truck. Loeffelman said he lost his job over the accident and seeks at least $25,000 in damages, along with punitive damages.

Loeffelman also alleges in the documents that there have been a number of incidents at the Fred Weber landfill that should have alerted the company to the hazard. Loeffelman is being represented by Paul J. Passanante of Paul J. Passanante and Associates while Fred Weber is being represented by Patrick Mickey of Brown and James. Calls to both attorneys were not returned.