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Case study · MSHA Record #219880330187

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

January 25, 1988 at 10:40 AM
Cortez District · Cortez Gold Mines - (J V) · Lander County, NV
Investigator narrative
AS HE BACKED UP3TO THE BERM TO DUMP HIS LOAD, THE FLOOR OF THE STOCKPILE GAVE WAY AND THE TRUCK WENT DOWN THE FACE OF THE STOCKPILE BACKWARDS AND CAME TO REST ON ITS TOP.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Activity at time
Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Source of injury
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
20 years
Experience at this mine
2 years
Experience in this job
17 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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