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Case study · MSHA Record #220041820035
Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire 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)
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 10 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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