Coal/Ore Shovel Operator, Shoveler, Power Shoveler fatality

May 8, 2000 at 10:00 PM

Gooseneck Branch Mine · Lodestar Energy Incorporated · Pike County, KY

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROCK TRUCK, DUMPING INTO HOLLOW FILL #6. HE BACKED TO THE DUMP AND THEN REPOSITIONED TRUCK. AT THIS TIME THE TRUCK WENT OVER THE HILL. HE WAS THROWN FROM THE TRUCK AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

Record details

Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Activity at time: Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury: GROUND
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience: 18 years
Experience at this mine: 1.46 years
Experience in this job: 14 years
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Coal

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