Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at TYRONE MINE (Freeport-McMoRan Tyrone Inc), NM, June 10, 1988

at 7:45 AM

On June 10, 1988, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at TYRONE MINE (Freeport-McMoRan Tyrone Inc), NM.

TYRONE MINE · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Freeport-McMoRan Tyrone Inc (Phelps Dodge Corp)

Grant County, NM

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck against a moving object

Investigator narrative

I NAME WAS RETURNING TO THE PIT FROM THE 419 WASTE DUMP WITH APPRO A 1/2 TO 2/3S LOAD OF MUCK IN THE BED OF HIS TRUCK. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHETHER HE KNEW THAT HE HAD A PARTIAL LOAD OR NOT. HE DRO I NAME WAS RETURNING TO THE PIT FROM THE 419 WASTE DUMP WITH APPROX. 1/2 TO 2/3S LOAD OF MUCK INDROVE DOWN THE 419 ROAD WHICH IS A DOWNGRADE WHEN HE REPORTED TO THE DISPATCH TOWER THAT HE HAD

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: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 11 years
Experience at this mine: 3 years
Experience in this job: 5 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219881720001 · Mine ID 2900159 Trainer view →