Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver

March 15, 1999 at 11:20 AM

Calera Quarry · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC (Legacy Vulcan Corp (Form:Vulcan Materials Co))

Shelby County, AL

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck against a moving object

Investigator narrative

INJURED WAS BACKING UP TO DUMP SITE; HAUL TRUCK TRAVELED THROUGH BERM; OVERTURNED; LANDED ON SLOPE OF WASTE MATERIAL; SLID TO WATER OLD, INACTIVE PIT.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck against a moving 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: 40 years
Experience at this mine: 2 years
Experience in this job: 12 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219990820001 · Mine ID 0100050 Trainer view →