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Case study · MSHA Record #220142970002
Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality
October 10, 2014 at 11:18 AM
EVANSVILLE PLANT
· Heidelberg Materials US Cement LLC
· Berks County, PA
Investigator narrative
Fall from Platform at Lehigh Cement Facility. On 10/10/14 a truck driver/loader employed by FT Silfies Inc. was in the process of pre-loading a trailer on miner property. At Aprox. 11:18AM, the driver was standing in side the safety loading rack on top of a trailer when he fell between the lower railing of the rack and the trailer, aprox ten (10) feet to the ground.
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall from machine
- Activity at time
- Handling Supplies Or Material
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- GROUND
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 11 years
- Experience at this mine
- 11 years
- Experience in this job
- 11 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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