Utility Man, Shift Tech, Service/Dump Truck Operator fatality

August 3, 2021 at 5:14 AM

Bridgeport Stone Plant · TXI Operations LP · Wise County, TX

Investigator narrative

An employee was fatally injured when EE was struck by a third-party truck driver who failed to stop at a posted, lighted, STOP sign and made a sudden turn off the primary travel way. Local law enforcement arrested the third-party truck driver and charged the driver in connection with the accident.

Record details

Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Struck by powered moving object
Activity at time: Walking, Running
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury: HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience: 14.92 years
Experience at this mine: 12.94 years
Experience in this job: 12.94 years
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Metal/Nonmetal

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