Fatality · MSHA Record #220092160025

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Samples Surface Mine (Catenary Coal Company LLC), WV, July 28, 2009

at 9:45 AM

On July 28, 2009, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Samples Surface Mine (Catenary Coal Company LLC), WV.

Samples Surface Mine · Surface · Coal

Operator: Catenary Coal Company LLC (Patriot Coal Corporation)

Contractor on site: F843

Kanawha County, WV

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Drowning

Investigator narrative

Employee was driving a loaded hauler when he backed the hauler into a pond with no hesitation.

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: 6 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 220092160025 · Mine ID 4607178 Trainer view →