Fatality · MSHA Record #220081610073

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at NATIVIDAD PLANT (Lhoist North America of Arizona Inc.), CA, December 14, 2007

at 5:10 AM

On December 14, 2007, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a slip or fall of person accident at NATIVIDAD PLANT (Lhoist North America of Arizona Inc.), CA.

NATIVIDAD PLANT · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Lhoist North America of Arizona Inc. (Lhoist Group)

Contractor on site: U584

Monterey County, CA

Classification SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Type Fall from machine

Investigator narrative

The victim was found laying on the ground by the rear bulk trailer.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Getting On Or Off Equipment
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Fall from machine
Source of injury: GROUND
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part affected: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Total mining experience: 10 years
Experience at this mine: 10 years
Experience in this job: 9 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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