Truck Driver

December 24, 1995 at 9:00 PM

Oracle Ridge Mine · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Oracle Ridge Mining Partners (Santa Catalina Corp & Continental Materials Corp)

Pima County, AZ

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

DRY STRAIGHT 8% GRADE WITH SIDE TURN JUST AHEAD. OPERATOR APPEAR ENTRY FELL OUT OF CAB AND BECAME PINNED BETWEEN RIB AND TRUCK AND THEN RUN OVER BY REAR WHEEL.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Other
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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