Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at South Quarry (Jobe Concrete Products Inc), TX, January 19, 1998

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On January 19, 1998, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at South Quarry (Jobe Concrete Products Inc), TX.

South Quarry · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Jobe Concrete Products Inc (Stanley P Jobe et al)

El Paso County, TX

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTING A LOAD OF ROCK TO THE CRUSHER IN A PIT TRUCK. AS HE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TO THE CRUSHER HE APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL, VEERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, STRIKING 2 B ERMS APPROX 80' APART. THE EMPLOYEE WAS EJECTED FROM TEH CAB OF THE TRUCK AT POINT OF FINAL IMPACT.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Brush Floor: Remove Rock
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: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 1 year
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 25 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219980330001 · Mine ID 4103278 Trainer view →