Fatality · MSHA Record #220021860010

Welder (Shop) fatality at LONE MOUNTAIN PLANT (Lone Mountain Processing LLC), VA, June 28, 2002

at 5:50 AM

On June 28, 2002, a welder (shop) was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at LONE MOUNTAIN PLANT (Lone Mountain Processing LLC), VA.

LONE MOUNTAIN PLANT · Facility · Coal

Operator: Lone Mountain Processing LLC (Ashland Inc)

Lee County, VA

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

THE VICTIM WAS HAULING REFUSE FINES -100 MESH TO THE IMPOUNDMENT. HE WAS BACKING THE TRUCK TO THE DUMPING POINT WHEN FOR SOME REASON. HE TURNED THE TRUCK THROUGH THE BERM. THE TRUCK TURNED TO THE LEFT SIDE AND SLID DOWN THE EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST ON IT'S LEFT SIDE, SUBMERGING THE CAB INTO THE IMPOUNDMENT MATERIALS.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 27 years
Experience at this mine: 4 years
Experience in this job: 4 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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