Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219841910014

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Lower Eagle #3 Mine (Liberty Bell Fuel Inc), WV, June 25, 1984

at 10:50 AM

On June 25, 1984, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Lower Eagle #3 Mine (Liberty Bell Fuel Inc), WV.

Lower Eagle #3 Mine · Underground · Coal
Contractor on site: D0W
Raleigh County, WV
Classification POWERED HAULAGE
Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING ALONG A HAULAGE ROAD THAT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION WHEN THE OUTER EDGE WAUYXX GAVE WAY CAUSING EMPLOYEES TRUCK TO SLIP OVER EMBANKMENT. EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN FROM AND CAUGHT UNDER THE TRUCK
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location
SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
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
12 years
Experience in this job
7 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY

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