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Case study · MSHA Record #220172130022

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

July 27, 2017 at 8:30 PM
MISSION/SAN XAVIER/EISENHOWER · ASARCO LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company · Pima County, AZ
Investigator narrative
Employee in flatbed service truck was parked on a waste dump at the Mission Mine. A 320 ton haul truck ran over flatbed service truck resulting in fatal accident.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Idle
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
5 years
Experience at this mine
5 years
Experience in this job
0 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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