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Case study · MSHA Record #220030830197
Truck Driver fatality
March 17, 2003 at 6:10 PM
Frasure Creek Mine No 6
· Star Fire Mining
· Perry County, KY
Investigator narrative
LOADED COAL TRUCK WAS LEAVING PIT. FOR SOME REASON STEEP HAULWAY ROAD TRUCK ROLLED BACK. APPARENTLY DRIVER TRIED TO JUMP OUT. HE WAS CAUGHT BY TRUCK AND KILLED.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Haulage Or Dump Truck
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 0 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 25 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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