Accident Report: Fatality Reference
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Preliminary Report Overview
On September 3, 2010, at approximately 1:20am, a 37-year old rock truck driver was fatally injured when the truck he was operating rear ended another rock truck. The victim had just dumped and was returning to the pit. The truck in front of him had stopped before entering the pit, to allow a bulldozer to clear material. It appears the victim did not observe the stopped truck and struck it in the rear. MSHA District and Technical Support personnel are investigating.