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

January 23, 2020 at 1:46 PM

Tehachapi Cement, LLC. · Lehigh Southwest Cement · Kern County, CA

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

Classification: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type: Fall from machine
Activity at time: Walking, Running
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Source of injury: GROUND
Nature of injury: UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Total mining experience: 46.54 years
Experience at this mine: 0.54 years
Experience in this job: 13 years
Mine type: Facility
Sector: Metal/Nonmetal

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