Fatality · MSHA Record #220081570037

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Lake Herman Quarry (Syar Industries Inc), CA, May 27, 2008

at 10:48 AM

On May 27, 2008, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Lake Herman Quarry (Syar Industries Inc), CA.

Lake Herman Quarry · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Syar Industries Inc (James M Syar)

Solano County, CA

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck against a moving object

Investigator narrative

EE was backing up on stockpile to dump loaed 775D rock truck on oneway stockpile. Rock & truck backed over end of stockpile. Truck flipped over backwards and landed upside down about 30' below. No damage to cab, employee suffered fatal blunt force trauma.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Source of injury: HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220081570037 · Mine ID 0400726 Trainer view →