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Case study · MSHA Record #219962330001
Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality
August 7, 1996 at 4:00 AM
Selma Plant Quarry & Mill
· River Cement Company dba Buzzi Unicem USA
· Jefferson County, MO
Investigator narrative
OUR DRIVER WAS ON TOP OF OUT SEMI TRAILER OPENING THE CENTER HATCH IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE BULK CEMENT. IT APPEARS THAT THE DRIVER HAD ALSO TAKEN A TUBE OF GREASE TO APPLY TO THE LATCHE S FOR THE LID OF THE SEMI TRAILER. WHILE ON TOP OF THE SEMI TRAILER OUR DRIVER WITHER SLIPPED, LOST BALANCE OR SOMETHING, CAUSING DRIVER TO FALLTO THE GROUND.
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall from machine
- Activity at time
- Getting On Or Off Equipment
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- GROUND
- Nature of injury
- FRACTURE,CHIP
- Body part affected
- SKULL
- Total mining experience
- 30 years
- Experience at this mine
- 18 years
- Experience in this job
- 30 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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