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Preliminary Report - Fatality #15 - August 3, 2015

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Preliminary Report Overview

A haul truck driver (victim) backed his truck under a conveyor belt to be loaded. After exiting the haul truck, the victim entered a door leading underneath the "fine sand silo". When a portion of the silo failed material engulfed the victim. The victim was recovered on the next day.