Truck Driver fatality

May 1, 2000 at 12:00 PM

Lithonia Quarry · Blue Circle Aggregates Inc · De Kalb County, GA

Investigator narrative

WAS INSTRUCTED TO HOW OUT OF ANOTHER PIT. THE EE MADE THE TRONSITION WITH NO PROBLEM. ON THE EE'S LAST LOAD BEFORE THE END OF THE SHIFT, FOOT DEEP POOL OF WATER. AFTER EVENING THE WATER THE EE RAISED HIS TRUCK BED & TURNED HIS WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON. THE EE THEN EMPTED TO EXIT FROM VEHCILE ONTO A DIRT ENBANKMENT THAT WAS ABOUT 2 FT AWAY. THE EE DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE ENBANKMENT AND D

Record details

Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Drowning
Activity at time: Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury: WATER
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Total mining experience: 0.51 years
Experience at this mine: 0.51 years
Experience in this job: 0.51 years
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Metal/Nonmetal

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