Fatality · MSHA Record #220051610057

Truck Driver fatality at Boonesboro Quarry (Allen Company Inc), KY, May 31, 2005

at 2:36 PM

On May 31, 2005, a truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Boonesboro Quarry (Allen Company Inc), KY.

Boonesboro Quarry · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Allen Company Inc

Madison County, KY

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck against a moving object

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Investigator narrative

TRAINING IN A TRUCK WHERE THE DRIVER STATES THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE EMPTY CAT 773 DUMP TRUCK. THE TRUCK VEERED, RAN THROUGH THE PROTECTIVE BERM AND OFF A 70'-HIGH WALL. (TRUCK LANDED ON ITS TOP; BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA INSIDE CAB OF TRUCK.)

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Other
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Source of injury: HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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