Bartow, Fla. — The driver of a fuel truck making deliveries to The Mosaic Co.’s facilities at Bartow, Fla., was killed in an explosion and fire on March 7 after being struck by a train. Mosaic spokesman Russell Schweiss said the driver for Highlands Oil, whose identity had not been released, had just completed making deliveries of diesel fuel to Mosaic’s facilities on the north side of State Road 60 and was moving to other Mosaic facilities on the south side of SR 60 at the time of the accident. Witnesses said the train was sounding its horn, but the private road does not have a crossing arm. The crash did not take place on Mosaic property because the railroad, CSX Transportation, owned the right-of-way. The three crew members of the train were not injured, and authorities were in the process of confirming the identity of the truck driver though dental records. The train was equipped with a dash cam, which was protected from the flames similarly to a black box. Schweiss said Highlands Oil had served as a fuel supplier to Mosaic for a prolonged period and had a good safety record. Mosaic was cooperating with authorities in the investigation.
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