Fatality · MSHA Record #219980860057

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Langley Hill Quarry, CA, March 12, 1998

at 1:15 PM

On March 12, 1998, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a slip or fall of person accident at Langley Hill Quarry, CA.

Langley Hill Quarry · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Langley Hill Quarry (Michael W Dempsey et al)

Contractor on site: ZZZ

San Mateo County, CA

Classification SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Type Fall from machine

Investigator narrative

SELF-EMPLOYED TRUCK DRIVER WAS STANDING A SCALE. I OBSERVED HIM STANDING THEN LOOKED AWAY ABOUT 20 SECS LATER I LOOKED BACK AND HE WAS FACE DOWN LYING ON SCALE. NO SIGNS OF WHAT HAPPENED TO HI M OR WHAT CAUSED HIM TO FALL. LOADER OPERATOR SAID HE APPEARED PALE WHEN HE LOADED HIM EARLIER.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Getting On Or Off Equipment
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Fall from machine
Source of injury: FLOOR,WALKING SURF-NOT UG
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part affected: FACE, MULTIPLE PARTS
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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