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Case study · MSHA Record #220180040018

Laborer fatality

December 30, 2017 at 9:20 AM
Permanente Cement Plant & Quarry · Lehigh Southwest Cement Co. · Santa Clara County, CA
Investigator narrative
A fatal accident occurred on December 30, 2017. The employee was driving a Dodge pick-up in a stockpile area and pulled in behind a Caterpillar 992G loader. As the loader reversed, it struck the pick-up which then caught fire. The resulting injuries were fatal.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Contact with hot objects or substances
Activity at time
Utility Truck, Water Trucks
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,NEC
Nature of injury
BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
12 years
Experience at this mine
12 years
Experience in this job
10 years
Mine type
Facility
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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