Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Mine 136-79 (Monument Mining Corp), WV, July 16, 1984

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On July 16, 1984, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Mine 136-79 (Monument Mining Corp), WV.

Mine 136-79 · Surface · Coal

Operator: Monument Mining Corp (Cantrell Calvin Darrell)

Logan County, WV

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

WHILE HAULING COAL DOWN ELEVATED HAULAGE ROAD VICTIM APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL AND JUMPED OR WAS THROWN FROM HAULAGE VEHICLE-RUN OVER AND DRUG APPROX 15 FEET

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
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
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 6 years
Experience at this mine: 5 years
Experience in this job: 5 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219842060035 · Mine ID 4604465 Trainer view →