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Case study · MSHA Record #220041260040
Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality
April 16, 2004 at 3:50 AM
Ash Grove Cement Company
· Ellis County, TX
Investigator narrative
Truck driver's lid got stuck on safety cage and when he tried to pry it free, it came loose and sprung and hit him. He fell 11 feet. This was told to me by Ralph Rodriguez.
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
- Activity at time
- Hand Tools (Not Powered)
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Source of injury
- STREET,ROAD
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 50 years
- Experience at this mine
- 35 years
- Experience in this job
- 50 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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