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Case study · MSHA Record #220142160023

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

July 23, 2014 at 8:50 AM
Brooksville South Cement Plant · CEMEX Construction Materials Florida, LLC · Hernando County, FL
Investigator narrative
CEMEX loader opr was moving flyash from mat'l storage bldg to hopper. Raw mat'l del driver, ind. o/o contracted w/ Tri-State Carriers(TSC), entered mat'l storage area & exited his tractor, preparing to unload. Loader reversed to get another load & impacted the tractor, striking the driver. MSHA issued Contr ID B0350 to TSC under protest as it is not a contr on CEMEX mine site.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Getting On Or Off Equipment
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Source of injury
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience
13 years
Experience at this mine
10 years
Experience in this job
13 years
Mine type
Facility
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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