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Case study · MSHA Record #220060330023

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

January 23, 2006 at 10:25 AM
No 4 · Sassy Coal Co., Inc. · Pike County, KY
Investigator narrative
A truck driver loaded the 1984 Ford LT9000 truck, then proceeded down the access road and then for some unknown reason, he got out or left the cab of the truck which therefore led to bodily injury and death (fatality) to himself approximately 100 feet from bottom of hill.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Getting On Or Off Equipment
Subunit / location
SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Source of injury
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Experience at this mine
1 year
Experience in this job
50 years
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Coal
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