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Case study · MSHA Record #220260150014

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

January 8, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Hunter Cement Plant · Ash Grove Cement South Texas LLC · Comal County, TX
Investigator narrative
Third party delivery driver of raw materials was found deceased trapped between the frame and dump bed of EE's I-Bar owned and operated delivery truck. The driver was located on the West edge of the iron ore stockpile.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location
NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Source of injury
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
NECK
Total mining experience
2 years
Experience in this job
2 years
Mine type
Facility
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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