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January 8, 2026 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Ash Grove Cement South Texas LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Third party delivery driver of raw materials was found deceased trapped between the frame and dump bed of EE's I-Bar owned and operated delivery truck. The driver was located on the West edge of the iron ore stockpile.

August 22, 2024 OK · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
APAC-Central, Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Employee fell through opening/hole in platform that had been removed, fell about 20 feet and received head trauma. Update: The employee passed away on 9/6/24.

December 14, 2023 UT · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec Fatality · MACHINERY
Staker & Parson Companies · Struck by falling object

EE STARTED THE DAY AND HAD WORKED AT THE SHOP LOCATED IN LEHI, UTAH FOR THE MAJORITY OF EE'S WHOLE SHIFT. THERE WERE MATERIALS THAT NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO OUR CREW TO CONTINUE WORKING. EE DROVE TO THE WORKSITE. WHILE EE WAS THERE, EE WAS WALKING AND WHILE WALKING EE WAS STRUCK BY THE FORKS OF A PEICE OF EQUIPMENT THAT FELL OVER, WHICH RESULTED IN EE'S LIFE ENDING.

September 12, 2023 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Mulzer Crushed Stone Inc · Struck against a moving object

Unknown- Truck over traveled dump site through berm. Truck traveled down and resting submerged in pit. Accident under investigation.

March 1, 2023 KY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
Mountain Aggregates Inc · Struck against a moving object

OUR EMPLOYEE WORKING AT MOUNTAIN AGGREGATES QUARRY MINE SITE WAS FATALLY INJURED WHILE OPERATING A DOZER ON AN ACCESS RD IN WHICH THE EQUIPMENT LEFT THE ACCESS RD AND ROLLED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.

February 27, 2020 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Michigan Paving and Materials Company · Struck by falling object

Four employees were installing a steel plate. The plate was 20' wide x 8' high x 1" thick. A small loader put the forks against the plate 5 feet up. The operator re-position the forks 3 feet lower so employee 1 could stand on forks and get a better reach. The plate became unstable and fell on top of employee 1, pinning the employee.

January 25, 2018 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Hallett Materials · Drowning

EE was fatally injured when the articulated haul truck EE was operating traveled off of a haul road into a lake at the Hallett Materials sand and gravel pit. The crew was stockpiling production material during the night shift when they noticed EE was missing. Crew members began searching for the missing EE and found EE's haul truck submerged in water.

March 8, 2016 UT · Metal/Non-Metal scoop tram operator, load/haul/dump operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Employee was driving a 70 ton CAT 775E haul truck equipped with reverse sonar. Evidence shows the employee backed through a berm approx. 4 ft high and down a slope that was 70 ft. high. The truck came to rest in an area of water spprox. 15 ft. deep. Employee was pronounced deceased on scene by medical emergency personnel.

April 24, 2014 LA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
Big River Industries · Struck against stationary object

Employee had worked an entire day operating a John Deere 750C Dozer along side another experienced dozer operator. At approximately 5:25pm the employee was last seen crossing over a dirt pile. A few minutes later that same employee saw the 750C dozer blade first in a ditch with the tracks still running and employee lying face up behind the machine.

April 7, 2009 IA · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Hallett Materials · Contact with electrical current

Employee was connecting power cord that feeds the dredge.

October 7, 2008 PA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Pennsy Supply Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

The employee was attempting to add a piece of angle iron to the discharge gate to the surge pile feeder. After welding, the gate did not fit properly. He crawled to the gate to investigate. He asked a co-worker for a tape measure. While waiting for the tape measure the material started collapsing around him. As a result the employee was engulfed in the material.

November 11, 1999 CT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Tilcon Connecticut Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

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.

July 22, 1999 MI · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stoneco of Michigan · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A PRY BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND HE OFF OF THE WALKWAY ONTO THE TRACK AND THEN HE FELL TO THE GROUND.

January 8, 1997 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
Central Pre-Mix Concrete Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON COARSE AGGREGATE WASH PLANT. BLADE MILL CRUSHED EMPLOYEE. REPORT WAS DELAYED DUE TO TRANSFERRING OF REPORTING RESPONSIBLITY AND INTERNAL MISCOMMUNCIATON. VERBAL REPO RTING WAS COMPLETED IMMEDIATELY (1-8-97).

June 18, 1994 WY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

EMPLOYEE BACKED 50 TON ROCK TRUCK UP AND BACKED INTO GRAVEL WASH OUT PIT. OPERATOR ASPIRATED MUCCY WATER AND DROWN.

July 13, 1989 NY · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Callanan Industries Inc · Struck by falling object

BLASTER IN CHARGE HIT ON HEAD BY FLYROCK & KILLED SUBSEQUENT TO INITIATING BLAST

May 31, 1988 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

THERE WERE NO WITNESSES. EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 980 B FRONEND LOADER AND APPARENTLY FLIPPED INTO THE MUCK POND ON ITS TOP BURYING THE MACHINE AND OPERATOR UNDER THE WATER UP TO MIDWAY OF WH EELS UNDETERMINED WHETHER THE LOST CONTROL OR SIMPLY BACKED IN.

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