Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220231660022

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver

June 1, 2023 at 12:40 PM
Hockley Plant · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal
Harris County, TX
Classification MACHINERY
Type Struck by rolling or sliding object
Investigator narrative
An outside truck driver came onto this site to get loaded where the driver then parked their truck and was out of view from out scale house. Driver began to work on the back of the truck where the air bag blew out from under the truck and hit the driver in the head. Driver was not our employee, nor was the driver supposed to be working on their truck.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location
NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type
Struck by rolling or sliding object
Source of injury
METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part affected
HEAD,NEC
Experience in this job
10 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220231660022 · Mine ID 4103491 Trainer view →