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

May 6, 2017 at 4:45 PM

Rosebud Mine & Crusher/Conveyor · Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC · Rosebud County, MT

Investigator narrative

On May 6, 2017 at approximately 16:55 a haul truck operator backed up to a berm to dump, the berm breeched and the haul truck and berm slid down the highwall approximately 150 ft. There were no witness to the incident.

Record details

Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Activity at time: Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury: HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Total mining experience: 14.35 years
Experience at this mine: 10.35 years
Experience in this job: 10.35 years
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Coal

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