Fatality · MSHA Record #220021860010
Welder (Shop)
June 28, 2002 at 5:50 AM
Operator: Lone Mountain Processing LLC (Ashland Inc)
Lee County, VA
ClassificationPOWERED HAULAGE
TypeCaught 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
- Total mining experience
- 27 years
- Experience at this mine
- 4 years
- Experience in this job
- 4 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220021860010 · Mine ID 4405898Trainer view →