Fatality · MSHA Record #219861820001

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Marigold Docks (Marigold Docks Inc), KY, May 29, 1986

at 5:35 PM

On May 29, 1986, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Marigold Docks (Marigold Docks Inc), KY.

Marigold Docks · Facility · Coal

Operator: Marigold Docks Inc (Drummond Company Inc)

Boyd County, KY

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

AN INDEPENDENT 7ONTRACT TRUCK DRIVER HAD DUMPED HIS LOAD OF COAL AND PULLED FORWARD A FEW FEET FROM THE PILE WHEN HE APPARENTLY STOPPED HIS TRUCK TO CHECK THE TAILGATE. THE END LOADER BACKED UP AND THE DRIV9R WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE VEHICLES

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Inspect Equipment Or Mine
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 7 years
Experience at this mine: 2 years
Experience in this job: 7 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219861820001 · Mine ID 1514291 Trainer view →