Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220141810040

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

June 23, 2014 at 7:20 PM
Spring Creek Mine · Surface · Coal
Big Horn County, MT
ClassificationPOWERED HAULAGE
TypeStruck against a moving object
Investigator narrative
An empty haul truck traveled in a forward direction through a dump berm and came to rest at the bottom of the angle of repose dump fatally injuring the operator.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Source of injury
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience
5.96 years
Experience at this mine
5.96 years
Experience in this job
5.96 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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