Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Star Bridge Preparation Plant-Rail Load (Carter Roag Coal Company), WV, July 30, 2006

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On July 30, 2006, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in an exploding vessels under pressure accident at Star Bridge Preparation Plant-Rail Load (Carter Roag Coal Company), WV.

Star Bridge Preparation Plant-Rail Load · Facility · Coal

Operator: Carter Roag Coal Company (United Company)

Contractor on site: T7I

Randolph County, WV

Classification EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Type Struck by flying object

Investigator narrative

Employee deliberately disobeyed warnings to cease welding on inflated floatation tire rim ten minutes before tire blew up. Heat from welding plus compression of air in tire equals massive explosion.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Welding Or Cutting
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Source of injury: WHEEL-FROM CAR OR TRUCK
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 10 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220062270041 · Mine ID 4606736 Trainer view →