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Case study · MSHA Record #219940940001

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality

March 22, 1994 at 5:30 PM
VERPOL PLANT · Omya Inc · Rutland County, VT
Investigator narrative
CUSTOMER TRUCK WHICH WAS DRIVEN BY AN EMPLOYEE OF CLYDE RIVER ENTERPRISES, INC. WAS FOUND INJURED, BEHIND HIS TRUCK'S TRAILER WHILE ON OMYA, INC'S PROPERTY. IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE CLYDE RIVER TRUCK DRIVER FELL OUT OF THE TRAILER AND HIT HIS HEAD.
Record details
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall from machine
Activity at time
Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Source of injury
GROUND
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part affected
SKULL
Total mining experience
10 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
0 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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