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

June 22, 1985 at 12:35 PM

Tehachapi Quarry · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Monolith Portland Cement Company

Kern County, CA

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck against a moving object

Investigator narrative

THE EE WAS DRIVING A CAT DJB OFF HIGHWAY TRUCK LOADED WITH APPROX 40 TONS OF SILICA MATERIAL. THE TRUCK DRIFTED ONTO THE LEFT BERM CONTINUED ONTO THE ROAD & OFF THE RT SHOULDER INTO A FIELD A PPROX 1500\. THE EE WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS BESIDE THE TRUCKS COMPARTMENT ONT EH VEHICLE RT SIDE & TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO TEHACHAPI HOSPITAL.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Source of injury: HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 28 years
Experience at this mine: 28 years
Experience in this job: 6 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219851840001 · Mine ID 0404354 Trainer view →