Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Canby Sand & Gravel DBA CalPortland (Canby Sand & Gravel Co.), OR, February 21, 1992

at 12:50 PM

On February 21, 1992, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a falling/sliding/rolling materials accident at Canby Sand & Gravel DBA CalPortland (Canby Sand & Gravel Co.), OR.

Canby Sand & Gravel DBA CalPortland · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Canby Sand & Gravel Co. (Taiheiyo Cement Corp)

Contractor on site: ZZZ

Clackamas County, OR

Classification FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Type Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

Investigator narrative

INDEPENDENT OWNER/OPERATOR/TRUCK DRIVER WALKED BEHIND HIS PUP TRAILER AND AGAINST A STOCKPILE OF SAND.GOING TO CLEAN THE TOP OF TAILGATE OFF.PLACED HIMSELF IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THE SAN D SLUFFED FROM THE TOP COVERING HIM. WAS WITHOUT OXYGEN 7-10 MINUTES BEFORE BEING UNCOVERED AND GIVEN FIRST AID.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Walking, Running
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Source of injury: SAND,GRAVEL,SHELL
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 25 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 25 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219920760139 · Mine ID 3500497 Trainer view →