Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
For unknown reason an independent driver lost control of belly truck which caused it to jack knife, throwning driver from the cab. Driver was then run over by same truck.
Robert Caldwell; Dale ArmstrongController
MSHA Controller ID: 0124281
- Fatalities
- 2
- Total incidents
- 6
- Mines on record
- 1
- Period
- —
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE2 fatalities · 1 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2023
1
2021
3 (1f)
2019
1
2017
1 (1f)
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
Fatalities under this controller
2 recordedCaught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Approx. 8-8:30 pm after shift, employee drove a vehicle onto mine site and stopped close to generator, left vehicle running, gear selector in drive position, did not set emergency brake or chalk wheels. Got out and started generator. EE appeared to have come out of generator and stopped in front of vehicle to urinate, back to vehicle. Vehicle rolled, pinned EE against generator.