Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver, Transportation Truck Driver fatality

April 2, 2009 at 7:45 AM

Burton Bend Mine · Reed Minerals Inc · Walker County, AL

Investigator narrative

Employee was standing on the left side catwalk of a 777F rock truck, near the rear of the cab, when the dump bed came down, crushing him between the bed and the catwalk handrail.

Record details

Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Activity at time: Inspect Equipment Or Mine
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury: HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Total mining experience: 1.69 years
Experience at this mine: 0.6 years
Experience in this job: 0.52 years
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Coal

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