Fatality · MSHA Record #219915550003

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at SIERRA ROCK PRODUCTS, CA, December 27, 1991

at 8:40 AM

On December 27, 1991, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at SIERRA ROCK PRODUCTS, CA.

SIERRA ROCK PRODUCTS · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Sierra Rock Products (James D Hatler)

Contractor on site: ZZZ

Tuolumne County, CA

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

THE VICTIM WAS OWNER/OPERATOR OF A TEN-WHEEL PETERBUILT GRAVEL TRUCK. HE REGULARLY HAULED FINISHED PRODUCT FROM THE STOCKPILE AT THIS PROPERTY TO CUSTOMERS LOCATED ON THE WESTERN SLOPE OF THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS. THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT, THE VICTIM STOPPED HIS TRUCK ABOUT 20' FROM THE END OF THE SCALE WHERE THE LOAD WAS TO BE WEIGHED. A DOUBLE TRAILER WAS PARKED ON THE SCAL

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Unknown
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
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: 20 years
Experience in this job: 20 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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