Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at BEP Hignite (Bell County Coal Corporation), KY, August 19, 2005

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On August 19, 2005, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at BEP Hignite (Bell County Coal Corporation), KY.

BEP Hignite · Facility · Coal

Operator: Bell County Coal Corporation (James River Coal Company)

Contractor on site: F20

Bell County, KY

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck by powered moving object

Investigator narrative

As employee was eating lunch in the pump house, a truck hit pump house causing fatal injuries.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Idle
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Struck by powered 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: 30 years
Experience at this mine: 10 years
Experience in this job: 30 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220052440022 · Mine ID 1510212 Trainer view →