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

October 5, 1984 at 8:00 AM

No 1 Surface · Surface · Coal

Operator: M K M Coal Company (Madden John W-Gene Kincer Et Al)

Pike County, KY

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck by powered moving object

Investigator narrative

THE ROCK TRUCK WAS BROKE DOWN AT TIME OF ACCIDENT GENE WAS REPAIRING TRANSMISSION AND HE WAS UP UNDER IT TAKING OUT BOLT WHEN THE TRUCK JUMPED 18 INCHES KILLING THE VICTIM IT WASS SETTING ON A LEVEL GRADE WITH THE BED RAISED WITH HALF LOAD OF COAL IN IT

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by powered moving object
Source of injury: HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 15 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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