Maintenance Man fatality at 1604 Quarry (Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC), TX, April 24, 2002

at 3:30 PM

On April 24, 2002, a maintenance man was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at 1604 Quarry (Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC), TX.

1604 Quarry · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC (Legacy Vulcan Corp (Form:Vulcan Materials Co))

Bexar County, TX

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE PERFORMED WORK ON THE CAT 910 PARKING BRAKE AND WAS TESTING IT TO SEE IF THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD HOLD. HE WAS OPERATING THE CAT 910 ON OR NEAR AN INCLINE. THE MACHINE OVERTURNED. HE W AS FOUND LYING BESIDE THE MACHINE. HE SUSTAINED FATAL INTERNAL INJURIES.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Front-End Loader
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: ABDOMEN/INTERNAL ORGANS
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220021260158 · Mine ID 4101241 Trainer view →