Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219842510066

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at WEST END MINE (Superior Oil Company), ID, August 29, 1984

at 4:30 PM

On August 29, 1984, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at WEST END MINE (Superior Oil Company), ID.

WEST END MINE · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal
Contractor on site: XD5
Valley County, ID
Classification POWERED HAULAGE
Type Struck against a moving object
Investigator narrative
WATER TRUCK DRIVER PROCEEDING DOWN UPPER HAUL ROAD APPX 1/4 MI FROM BOTTOM HE HIT INSIDE BANK AND OVERTURNED.
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
10 years
Experience at this mine
2 years
Experience in this job
2 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY

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