Fatality · MSHA Record #220073230085

Truck Driver fatality at Mountain View Mine (Mettiki Coal WV, LLC), WV, November 8, 2005

at 12:10 AM

On November 8, 2005, a truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Mountain View Mine (Mettiki Coal WV, LLC), WV.

Mountain View Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Mettiki Coal WV, LLC (Alliance Resource Partners LP)

Contractor on site: ZP4

Tucker County, WV

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck against a moving object

Investigator narrative

AT APPROX 12:10 A.M. NOV. 8, 2005 THE OPERATOR OF A MACK TK TANDEM HAUL TRUCK WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN THE TRUCK HE WAS OPERATING EXITED THE HAUL ROAD, RAN THROUGH A GUARD RAIL AND OVERTURNED. THE HAUL ROAD IS LOCATED BETWEEN WV STATE ROUTES 90 & 93. MSHA DID NOT INVESTIGATE THE ACCIDENT AT THE TIME IT OCCURRED. IT WAS BELIEVED MSHA DID NOT HAVE JURISDICTION OVER THE ROAD.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location: SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
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: 2 years
Experience at this mine: 2 years
Experience in this job: 2 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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