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Nova Materials Company operator

Controlled by Nova Materials Company

MSHA operator ID: L36808

Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 12
Mines on record: 1
Years on record: 1983–1987

Top causes

ELECTRICAL 1 fatality
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 3 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 3 non-fatal
MACHINERY 2 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 2 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1987

1985

1984

1983

1 (1f)

Mines on record

Nova Materials Company TX

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

January 26, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · ELECTRICAL

Nova Materials Company · Contact with electrical current

ROBERT TRAMMELL, OWNER OPERATOR FOR SUNSHINE TRANSPORATATION, INC. TRUCK #844. PULLED TRUCK UP TO DUMP OFF SAND, RAISED TRAILER TO DUMP, TRAILER CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIGH VOLTAGE LINE. TRAMMEL STEPPED OUT OF TRUCK, DEATH BYELECTROCUTION.

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