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

July 23, 2014 at 8:50 AM

Brooksville South Cement Plant · CEMEX Construction Materials Florida, LLC · Hernando County, FL

Investigator narrative

CEMEX loader opr was moving flyash from mat'l storage bldg to hopper. Raw mat'l del driver, ind. o/o contracted w/ Tri-State Carriers(TSC), entered mat'l storage area & exited his tractor, preparing to unload. Loader reversed to get another load & impacted the tractor, striking the driver. MSHA issued Contr ID B0350 to TSC under protest as it is not a contr on CEMEX mine site.

Record details

Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time: Getting On Or Off Equipment
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Total mining experience: 13.69 years
Experience at this mine: 10.31 years
Experience in this job: 13.69 years
Mine type: Facility
Sector: Metal/Nonmetal

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