An over the road truck driver was crushed while trying to unload gravel. Driver was parked in a jackknife position while trying to unload some of the gravel in EE's bed. While attempting to dump, EE's lift cylinder snapped and the trucks trailer fell on top of the driver's side killing the driver. 911 was called immediately and MSHA was called after.
Frontera Materials Inc operator
Controlled by
Edwin E Forshage III
MSHA operator ID: L13647
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- Fatalities
- 2
- Total incidents
- 5
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2003–2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
466
citations
149
significant & substantial
$249,717
proposed penalties
$218,405
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE 2 fatalities
- MACHINERY 2 non-fatal
- OTHER 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2024
2 (1f)
2021
1 (1f)
2011
1
2003
1
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
2 recorded
January 2, 2024
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Frontera Materials Inc
· Struck by falling object
April 19, 2021
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Frontera Materials Inc
· Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Miner left haul truck running without setting the parking brake and/or chocking the wheels. The haul truck rolled forward and pinned the miner between the haul truck and miner's personal vehicle. Miner did not survive miner's injury.