Fatality · MSHA Record #219971950001

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at BRAUNTEX MATERIALS, INC. (Brauntex Materials Inc), TX, July 9, 1997

at 8:20 AM

On July 9, 1997, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at BRAUNTEX MATERIALS, INC. (Brauntex Materials Inc), TX.

BRAUNTEX MATERIALS, INC. · Facility · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Brauntex Materials Inc (Dean Fischer)

Comal County, TX

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck by powered moving object

Investigator narrative

DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS RAILROAD TRACKS WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A TRAIN.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Utility Truck, Water Trucks
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by powered moving object
Source of injury: STD G RAIL CR,MTR-SURF EQ
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219971950001 · Mine ID 4102743 Trainer view →