Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219901560001

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Martin Stone Quarries Inc (Martin Stone Quarries, Inc.), PA, May 18, 1990

at 10:45 AM

On May 18, 1990, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Martin Stone Quarries Inc (Martin Stone Quarries, Inc.), PA.

Martin Stone Quarries Inc · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal
Berks County, PA
Classification POWERED HAULAGE
Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
EMP BACKING THE LOADED TRUCK UP DUMPSITE ROAD TRAVELED THROUGH BERM AND TRIED TO JUMP OUT OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE STARTED TO SLIDE DOWN THE STOCK PILE IT CATAPULTED THE EMP OVER THE VEHICLE TO TH E BOTTOM OF STOCK PILE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON THE EMP
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Escaping A Hazard
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience
1 year
Experience at this mine
1 year
Experience in this job
1 year
Degree of injury
FATALITY

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