Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Berkshire Sand & Stone Company Incorpora (Berkshire Sand & Stone Company Inc), NJ, April 13, 1984

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On April 13, 1984, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Berkshire Sand & Stone Company Incorpora (Berkshire Sand & Stone Company Inc), NJ.

Berkshire Sand & Stone Company Incorpora · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Berkshire Sand & Stone Company Inc (Wade Phillip)

Morris County, NJ

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

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Investigator narrative

WALKING BACK FROM JOCIALIZING WITH ANOTHER TRUCK DRIVER WAITING TO BE SLOW IN STOCKPILE DREW.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Walking, Running
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: LEG, NEC
Total mining experience: 25 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 25 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219850030016 · Mine ID 2800483 Trainer view →