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

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June 10, 1988 at 7:45 AM

TYRONE MINE · Freeport-McMoRan Tyrone Inc · Grant County, NM

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

Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Activity at time: Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
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
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Metal/Non-Metal

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