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: H435

Bell County, KY

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck by powered moving object

Investigator narrative

Truck rolled into pump house where employees were eating lunch. Employee was fatally injured.

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: 0 years
Experience in this job: 30 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220052440023 · Mine ID 1510212 Trainer view →