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Case study · MSHA Record #219923210007
Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality
November 4, 1992 at 10:00 AM
Newton Pit & Mill
· F W Bennett & Son
· Sussex County, NJ
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE FAILED TO FOLLOW ESTABLISHED PROCEDURE OF DUMPING AT BOTTOM OF UNDERCUT PILES. EMPLOYEE BACKED TRUCK ONTO AN UNDERCUT PILE RESULTING IN TRUCK ROLLING OVER FATALLY INJURING DRIVER. EMP LOYEE REPORTED TO WORK AT 8:40 A.M. AFTER WORKING A 4:00 P.M. TO 11:30 SHIFT AT HIS OTHER PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT.
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
- 8 years
- Experience at this mine
- 3 years
- Experience in this job
- 3 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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