Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220092160025

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

July 28, 2009 at 9:45 AM
Samples Surface Mine · Surface · Coal
Kanawha County, WV
ClassificationPOWERED HAULAGE
TypeDrowning
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
Total mining experience
6 years
Experience at this mine
0.19 years
Experience in this job
0.4 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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