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Case study · MSHA Record #220092920057

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality

October 9, 2009 at 8:40 AM
Premium #5 Deep Mine · National Coal Corporation · Anderson County, TN
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
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against stationary object
Activity at time
Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location
SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
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
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Coal
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