Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver
Employee was climbing up ladder onto Rock Truck when his feet slipped out from under him causing him to fall to the ground.*** Note added Employee died 12/28/12 from complications related to this injury per fatal ruling/notification on 6/27/13 from MSHA.
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The victim slipped and fell to the ground while ascending the truck’s access ladder.
Corrective action: The operator developed and implemented a program of “Best Practices” to train equipment operators in safe access and maintaining “Three Points of Contact” when mounting or dismounting mobile equipment. All equipment operators were trained in these Best Practices.
Findings from MSHA's final investigation report, which supersedes the preliminary narrative above.
- Activity at time of incident
- Getting On Or Off Equipment
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Accident type
- Fall from machine
- Source of injury
- GROUND
- Nature of injury
- FRACTURE,CHIP
- Body part affected
- LOWER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE PARTS
- Total mining experience
- 10 years
- Experience at this mine
- 10 years
- Experience in this job
- 10 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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