Fatality · MSHA Record #220052700020

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at West Pittsburgh Quarry (Newgate Devel. Corp.), PA, September 13, 2005

at 7:00 AM

On September 13, 2005, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at West Pittsburgh Quarry (Newgate Devel. Corp.), PA.

West Pittsburgh Quarry · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Newgate Devel. Corp. (Thomas K Lampert)

Lawrence County, PA

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck against a moving object

Investigator narrative

Employee was operating a 50 ton Cat end dump truck & was at dump site with his 3rd load of stone from pit. While attempting to dump the load from truck at dump site, which is elevated some 20' above the plant, his truck went over the dump face backwards & flipped end for end 180' landing on its top, wheels to sky, at bottom of dump site at plant level. He was still in cab.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
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)
Total mining experience: 25 years
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 25 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220052700020 · Mine ID 3603441 Trainer view →