Maintenance Man

Employee was driving a fueling truck when it turned over. It was a single vehicle accident that resulted in the death of the driver. *I will send a revised form when I get more information.

On Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at approximately 3:05 a.m., Von E. Bower, a 52-year-old truck driver was fatally injured when the fuel tanker truck he was operating rolled over near the No. 28 marker on the Eagle Land haul road. The truck was found lying on its top against the hill side. The vehicle was found with the top of the cab crushed and both doors closed. The victim had driven the truck into a descending, sharp, right hand curve on the haul road where it was found overturned. Since there was no indication the truck traveled onto the berm or hillside, the driver likely made a sharp turn, at too high of a speed, to follow the road. This indicates that the speed of the truck was not under control. There were no eyewitnesses to the accident.

Findings from MSHA's final investigation report, which supersedes the preliminary narrative above.

Activity at time of incident

Utility Truck, Water Trucks

Subunit / location

STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT

Accident type

Struck against a moving object

Source of injury

PASS CARS,PICKUP TRUCKS

Nature of injury

CONCUSSION-BRAIN,CEREBRAL

Body part affected

BRAIN

Total mining experience

4 years

Experience at this mine

4 years

Experience in this job

4 years

Degree of injury

FATALITY