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Case study · MSHA Record #219841910014

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

June 25, 1984 at 10:50 AM
Lower Eagle #3 Mine · Liberty Bell Fuel Inc · Raleigh County, WV
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
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location
SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
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
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Coal
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