Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver, Transportation 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
Total mining experience: 11.42 years
Experience at this mine: 11.42 years
Experience in this job: 11.42 years
Mine type: Facility
Sector: Metal/Nonmetal

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