Fatality · MSHA Record #219870020084

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Beckville Strip (Luminant Mining Company LLC), TX, December 20, 1986

at 6:35 PM

On December 20, 1986, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Beckville Strip (Luminant Mining Company LLC), TX.

Beckville Strip · Surface · Coal

Operator: Luminant Mining Company LLC (Vistra Energy)

Panola County, TX

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck by powered moving object

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE STOPPE8 TO LEND ASSISTANCE TO THE WATER TRUCK OPERATOR WHEN THE FRONT END LOADER OPERATOR, THINKING THE HAULER OPERATOR WAS STUCK, PUSHED THE HAULER INTO THE EMPLOYEE AND TRUCK

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: PASS CARS,PICKUP TRUCKS
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Total mining experience: 6 years
Experience at this mine: 6 years
Experience in this job: 6 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219870020084 · Mine ID 4102632 Trainer view →