Fatality · MSHA Record #220200300019

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Tehachapi Cement, LLC. (Lehigh Southwest Cement), CA, January 23, 2020

at 1:46 PM

On January 23, 2020, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a slip or fall of person accident at Tehachapi Cement, LLC. (Lehigh Southwest Cement), CA.

Tehachapi Cement, LLC. · Facility · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Lehigh Southwest Cement (Heidelberg Materials AG)

Kern County, CA

Classification SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Type Fall from machine

Investigator narrative

Contractor truck driver was found lying on the ground on the drivers side of cement haul truck at the east truck access platform outbound lane by Golden Star trucking trainer and trainee at ~ 1:30-1:45 pm.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Walking, Running
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Fall from machine
Source of injury: GROUND
Nature of injury: UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part affected: HEAD, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience: 46 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 13 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220200300019 · Mine ID 0400196 Trainer view →