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Case study · MSHA Record #219932140228
Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality
July 26, 1993 at 7:08 AM
Danley Quarry
· Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
· Davidson County, TN
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING THE LOADED M-50 MACK HAUL TRUCK FROM THE PIT TO THE PRIMARY CRUSHER.HE ATTEMTPTED TO TURN IN PREPARATION FOR BACKING UP TO THE DUMP HOPPER.A FIRE APPARENTLY STARTED IN ENG INE AREA AND SPREAD TO THE CAB CO-WORKERS EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THE EMPLOYEE EXITED THE CAB.
Record details
- Classification
- FIRE
- Accident type
- Contact with hot objects or substances
- Activity at time
- Haulage Or Dump Truck
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,NEC
- Nature of injury
- BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 20 years
- Experience at this mine
- 16 years
- Experience in this job
- 3 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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