Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220081570037

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

May 27, 2008 at 10:48 AM
Lake Herman Quarry · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Solano County, CA
ClassificationPOWERED HAULAGE
TypeStruck against a moving object
Investigator narrative
EE was backing up on stockpile to dump loaed 775D rock truck on oneway stockpile. Rock & truck backed over end of stockpile. Truck flipped over backwards and landed upside down about 30' below. No damage to cab, employee suffered fatal blunt force trauma.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Source of injury
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience
0.63 years
Experience at this mine
0.63 years
Experience in this job
0.63 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220081570037 · Mine ID 0400726Trainer view →