Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220092920057

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Premium #5 Deep Mine (National Coal Corporation), TN, October 9, 2009

at 8:40 AM

On October 9, 2009, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Premium #5 Deep Mine (National Coal Corporation), TN.

Premium #5 Deep Mine · Underground · Coal
Contractor on site: V865
Anderson County, TN
Classification POWERED HAULAGE
Type Struck against stationary object
Investigator narrative
Truck traveling from mine site. The victim had truck in high gear, truck was out of control, he put truck in ditch and jumped out. Victim received fatal injury to head.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location
SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Accident type
Struck against stationary object
Source of injury
GROUND
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
HEAD, MULTIPLE PARTS
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
20 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY

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