Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at No 1 Mine (Lee Ann Coal Company Inc), WV, August 12, 1985

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On August 12, 1985, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at No 1 Mine (Lee Ann Coal Company Inc), WV.

No 1 Mine · Surface · Coal

Operator: Lee Ann Coal Company Inc (Delli-Gatti John)

Contractor on site: K6Z

Greenbrier County, WV

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck by powered moving object

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Investigator narrative

AN INDEPENDENT TRUCK DRIVER COMING DOWN GRADE TRIED TO SHIFT TO LOWER GEAR AND MISSED TRUCKER THEN JUMPED FROM HIS CAB AND WAS RUN OVER

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by powered moving object
Source of injury: HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219852310002 · Mine ID 4606967 Trainer view →