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Case study · MSHA Record #220151530037
Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality
May 18, 2015 at 8:15 PM
Lone Star Quarry & Mill
· Buzzi Unicem USA
· Cape Girardeau County, MO
Investigator narrative
A delivery truck driver for Stericycle Environmental Solutions arrived at Alternate Fuels to deliver drums. After opening trailer doors, the driver walked back to the cab of his truck and proceeded to climb the steps to get back in the cab when he suddenly fell backwards onto the ground striking the back of his head.
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall from machine
- Activity at time
- Getting On Or Off Equipment
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- GROUND
- Nature of injury
- CONCUSSION-BRAIN,CEREBRAL
- Body part affected
- BRAIN
- Experience in this job
- 32 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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