Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Pegasus Gold Corp/Zortman Mng Inc-Landus (Pegasus Gold Corp), MT, August 7, 1984

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On August 7, 1984, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Pegasus Gold Corp/Zortman Mng Inc-Landus (Pegasus Gold Corp), MT.

Pegasus Gold Corp/Zortman Mng Inc-Landus · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Pegasus Gold Corp (Apollo Gold Corporation)

Contractor on site: AT0

Phillips County, MT

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck against a moving object

Investigator narrative

DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF WATER TRUCK CRASHING INTO ROADWAY BANK.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Utility Truck, Water Trucks
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Source of injury: PASS CARS,PICKUP TRUCKS
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219842260104 · Mine ID 2401150 Trainer view →