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Case study · MSHA Record #220003530060

Truck Driver fatality

December 9, 2000 at 11:00 AM
AG4 Sawmill Hollow #2 · Pinnacle Resources Llc · Wise County, VA
Investigator narrative
DRIVER WAS ON TOP OF THE TRUCK BED REMOVING SLATE ROCK FROM THE COAL. SOMETHING HAPPENED CAUSINGTHE DRIVER TO FALL FROM THE TRUCK LANDING ON HISHEAD.
Record details
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall from machine
Activity at time
Getting On Or Off Equipment
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
GROUND
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience
26 years
Experience at this mine
0.01 years
Experience in this job
26 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Coal
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) public records · Document 220003530060 · Mine ID 4406544
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