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Case study · MSHA Record #219922270094
Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality
August 11, 1992 at 5:25 AM
Lucerne Valley Pit
· Hi-Grade Materials Co
· San Bernardino County, CA
Investigator narrative
10242 CONTRACTING HAUL TRUCK DRIVER EXITED HIS OWN TRUCK NEAR THE OFFICE/TRUCK SCALE. UPON EXITING THE TRUCK, THE DRIVER DID NOT SET THE BRAKES OR THE BRAKES FAILED. THE TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL 15403HE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE MOVING TRUCK. HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN STOPPING HIS TRUCK AND THE DRIVER WAS RUN OVER BY HIS VEHICLE.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Getting On Or Off Equipment
- 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)
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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