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Case study · MSHA Record #220051610057

Truck Driver fatality

May 31, 2005 at 2:36 PM
Boonesboro Quarry · Allen Company Inc · Madison County, KY
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
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Activity at time
Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method
Other
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
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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