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

November 11, 1999 at 7:00 AM

North Branford Quarry · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Tilcon Connecticut Inc (CRH PLC)

New Haven County, CT

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE HAD BACKED HIS VEHICLE UP TO THE BERM TO DUMP BUT DID NOT. AT SOME POINT SHORTLY AFTER AND FOR REASONS UNKNOWN THE EMPLOYEE EXITED HIS VEHICLE. HIS BODY WAS FOUND BY A CO-WORKER, HAVI NG BEEN RUN OVER BY THE TWO DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRES.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Getting On Or Off Equipment
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: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 28 years
Experience at this mine: 28 years
Experience in this job: 28 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219993230001 · Mine ID 0600012 Trainer view →