Fatality · MSHA Record #220073270033

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Rock Island Mine (Farrell-Cooper Mining Company), OK, November 16, 2007

at 8:40 PM

On November 16, 2007, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Rock Island Mine (Farrell-Cooper Mining Company), OK.

Rock Island Mine · Surface · Coal

Operator: Farrell-Cooper Mining Company (William J Cooper)

Le Flore County, OK

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Drowning

Investigator narrative

While dumping short for a dozer to extend higher berms, the injured backed his end dump truck into a different area away from the dump area. The victim landed upside down in water at the bottom of the pit. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by the medical examiner.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Drowning
Source of injury: WATER
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220073270033 · Mine ID 3401648 Trainer view →