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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
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 26 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 26 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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