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Case study · MSHA Record #220100270026
Prep Plant Foreman fatality
January 26, 2010 at 11:20 AM
Tehachapi Cement, LLC.
· Lehigh Southwest Cement
· Kern County, CA
Investigator narrative
Employee was walking near a line of Gypsum Bulk Delivery trucks (18 wheel T/T) and apparently stopped to lean on the rear of trailer while making phone call. Trailer moved forward, EE fell under rear trailer wheels.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Idle
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- Total mining experience
- 5 years
- Experience at this mine
- 5 years
- Experience in this job
- 1 year
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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