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

May 31, 2004 at 8:30 AM

Speed Cement Plant · Essroc Cement Corp · Clark County, IN

Investigator narrative

The injured person, an employee of Service Transport, was delivering diesel to the quarry fuel tank. The driver was the only person at the tank when a hose separated from the truck and he was burned by the hot diesel fuel. He was taken to the hospital with burns - described as non life threatening. Driver later died from what is believed to be complications from the injury.

Record details

Classification: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Activity at time: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Source of injury: COAL & PETROL PRODUCT,NEC
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Experience at this mine: 0.08 years
Experience in this job: 10 years
Mine type: Facility
Sector: Metal/Nonmetal

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