Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver, Transportation Truck Driver fatality

July 12, 2025 at 7:05 AM

Pueblo Plant & Quarry · GCC Rio Grande Inc · Pueblo County, CO

Investigator narrative

A delivery driver employed by a water supply vendor was in route to the facility when the tanker truck overturned and slid off the road. Investigation ongoing

Record details

Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Activity at time: Utility Truck, Water Trucks
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Source of injury: HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience: 2 years
Experience at this mine: 2 years
Experience in this job: 2 years
Mine type: Facility
Sector: Metal/Nonmetal

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