9 de agosto de 1996
KY · Metal/No metálico
Conductor de camión de acarreo/fuera de carretera/carbón/mineral/mina/cantera/roca/llanta neumática, Conductor de camión de transporte
TRANSPORTE MOTORIZADO
V.M. & M. Mining Inc. · Caída desde una máquina
R-50 ROCKTRUCK WAS HAULING SHOT ROCK OUT OF THE PIT. THE ENGINE STALLED JUST BEFORE THE TRUCK REACHED THE TOP OF THE FIRST GRADE. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE PARK BRAKE AND THE FOOTBRAKE BUT THE LOADED TRUCK WOULD NOT HOLD ON THE GRADE. THE DRIVER TURNED ON THE EMERGENCY STEERING, TURNED THE WHEELS TO THE LEFT SO THE TRUCK WOULD RUN INTOHIGHWALL. DRIVER JUMPED AS TRUCK TURNED ON SIDE.