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Case study · MSHA Record #220143280053
Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality
November 17, 2014 at 5:45 AM
IMI Plymouth Sand & Gravel
· Irving Materials, Inc.
· Marshall County, IN
Investigator narrative
The EE involved arrived 15 minutes before start time and went directly to his haul truck and started the truck. While in the shop the EE reported to another EE that he had slipped and fallen from his truck after it was started. He said he missed the bottom step and fell against the tire. He slid down the tire, striking his head on the concrete. He died on 11/27/2014.
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall from machine
- Activity at time
- Getting On Or Off Equipment
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Source of injury
- FLOOR,WALKING SURF-NOT UG
- Nature of injury
- CEREBRAL HEMORAGE-NT CCUS
- Body part affected
- BRAIN
- Total mining experience
- 12 years
- Experience at this mine
- 12 years
- Experience in this job
- 12 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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