Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220020930001

Truck Driver

March 29, 2002 at 9:30 AM
Elba Pit · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Howard County, NE
ClassificationPOWERED HAULAGE
TypeCaught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
ONE EMPLOYEE INSIDE CAB OF TRUCK, ONE EMPLOYEE UNDER TRUCK TRYING TO TROUBLE-SHOOT PROBLEM WITH THE PTO CABLE. BED RAISED INADVERTENTLY AND VICTIM PLACED HIMSELF BETWEEN THE TRUCK BED AND FRA ME TO WATCH EMPLOYEE UNDER THE TRUCK BED. BED INADVERTENTLY LOWERED ON THE VICTIM. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL AND PASSED AWAY SEVERAL HOURS LATER.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
DREDGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience
1.01 years
Experience at this mine
1.01 years
Experience in this job
1.01 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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