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Case study · MSHA Record #220103070032

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver, Transportation Truck Driver fatality

October 20, 2010 at 10:00 PM
Simpson · Oil-Dri Georgia LLC · Thomas County, GA
Investigator narrative
An over-the-road truck driver (not a miner, nor an employee) was pinned against a loading dock by a shuttle trailor that was backing up to the dock.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Idle
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
NONPOWRD VECH-DOLI,WHLBRW
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Total mining experience
41.06 years
Experience at this mine
2 years
Experience in this job
41.06 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Nonmetal
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) public records · Document 220103070032 · Mine ID 0900114
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