Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219981740001

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Prihoda Gravel Co., TX, May 28, 1998

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On May 28, 1998, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Prihoda Gravel Co., TX.

Prihoda Gravel Co. · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal
Colorado County, TX
Classification POWERED HAULAGE
Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

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Investigator narrative
THE DRIVER OF A 1975 PETERBILT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE CRASHING INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER TRUCK CRUSHING THE DRIVER BETWEEN THE TWO TRUCKS.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Idle
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Degree of injury
FATALITY

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