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

Name: Mining Incidents — US MSHA accident records
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August 8, 1989 at 7:40 AM

CANTERA CANAS · Cemex de Puerto Rico · Ponce County, PR

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE I NAME (# 01-1491)WAS DRIVING EUCLID TRUCK #245 TRANSPORTING QUARRY FROM ANGOLAS QUARERY STORAGE PILE TO CRUSHER #1 HAMMERMILL #1 AFTER HE UNLOADED THE TRUCK HE PROCEEDED TO MOVE TO T HE STORAGE PILE AREA TO LOADED AGAIN BUT AT THATMOMENT I NAME DIDNT SEE I NAME WHO CROSSED IN FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE & RAN OVER HIM I NAME WENT TO LOAD THE TRUCK & WHEN HE CAME BACK TO THE CRUS

Record details

Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Struck by powered moving object
Activity at time: Walking, Running
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: 1 year
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 1 year
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Metal/Non-Metal

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