Fatality · MSHA Record #220071060059
Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver, Transportation Truck Driver
April 3, 2007 at 2:15 PM
Operator: The Doe Run Company (Renco Group)
Iron County, MO
ClassificationPOWERED HAULAGE
TypeCaught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
The worker was in process of adding Material to the base of the tailings dam at Brushy Creek Mine. The moxy haul truck was going down the slope of the dam when the driver lost control. As he tried to negotiate the turn near the bottom, the truck rolled over and landed on side in a 6' deep seep pond. Diver's body was found pinned under truck and in water.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Haulage Or Dump Truck
- Subunit / location
- SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Source of injury
- HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Total mining experience
- 1.65 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0.04 years
- Experience in this job
- 1.65 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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