Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219850940001

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

February 24, 1985 at 12:06 PM
Pine Mountain · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal
Contractor on site: C5B
Mitchell County, NC
Classification POWERED HAULAGE
Type Fall from machine
Investigator narrative
DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK WHILE CHANGING GEAR. HE THEN JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK STRIKING HIS HEAD OVER A ROCK CAUSING THE FATAL INJURY ACCORDING TO THE ONLY WITNESS.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Escaping A Hazard
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Fall from machine
Source of injury
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part affected
SKULL
Total mining experience
5 years
Experience at this mine
2 years
Experience in this job
5 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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