August 15, 1998
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Naselle Rock & Asphalt Company · Struck against a moving object
ON THE FOURTH TRIP OF THE DAY, THE TRUCK THAT WAS HAULING ROCK FROM THE QUARRY TO THE CRUSHER HAD A MALFUNCTION OF ITS BRAKES WHICH WHEN COMBINED WITH THE TRUCK BEING OUT OF GEAR OR COMING OUT OF GEAR, CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. THE TRUCK WENT OFF A 25-30' EMBANKMENT, LANDING ON THE SWITCH HOUSE NEXT TO THE CRUSHER AND DESTROYING NEARLY ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL GEAR. THE DRIVE