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

October 9, 1995 at 11:00 PM

White Mesa Mill · Facility · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc (Harold Roberts)

Contractor on site: A7C

San Juan County, UT

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

DRIVER HAD EMPTIED TRANSFER AND WAS APPARENTLY ON PROCESS OF DISCONNECTING TRACTOR FROM DUMPSTER. THAT WAS ON A SLIGHT GRADE AND UPON DISCONNECTION DUMPSTER STARTED TO ROLL. DRIVER RAN AFTER D UMPSTER AND GOT IN FRONT STABITEZER WHEEL WHICH RAN OVER HIM THERE WERE NO WITNESS.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Walking, Running
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
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: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 20 years
Experience at this mine: 10 years
Experience in this job: 15 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219960400001 · Mine ID 4201429 Trainer view →