Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220133190044

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

November 7, 2013 at 9:15 PM
LITHIA SPRINGS QUARRY · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Douglas County, GA
ClassificationPOWERED HAULAGE
TypeDrowning
Investigator narrative
Employee was operating a haul truck transporting material from the wash bins to a stockpile located Northwest of two settling ponds. On the return trip to the wash bins, the haul truck traveled through a berm on the left side of the haul road, went over an embankment and overturned on its left side in the settling pond.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Drowning
Source of injury
WATER
Nature of injury
SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Total mining experience
27.63 years
Experience at this mine
4.1 years
Experience in this job
3.1 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220133190044 · Mine ID 0900068Trainer view →