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

March 5, 1984 at 4:40 PM

V C #45 · Surface · Coal

Operator: Shrewsbury Coal Company (Quaker State Corp)

Kanawha County, WV

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

A HAULAGE ACCIDENT OCCURED AT 4:40 PM, 3-5-84. THE ROADWAY WAS DAMP AND IT HAD JUST STARTED TO RAIN. THE EYE WITNESS STATED THAT HE WAS OBSERVING THE VICTIM AS HE WAS COMING AROUND THE ROAD TO WARD THE OUTER SPOIL BANK. AT THIS TIME THE TRUCK SLID OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OVER, PINNING THE VICTIM UNDER THE TRUCK. INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND UPPER TRUNK APPEAR TO HAVE CAU

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: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 7 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219840790045 · Mine ID 4606103 Trainer view →