Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at No 1 Surface (Long Fork Coal Corp), KY, August 12, 1987

at 10:15 AM

On August 12, 1987, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at No 1 Surface (Long Fork Coal Corp), KY.

No 1 Surface · Surface · Coal

Operator: Long Fork Coal Corp (Collie Hall et al)

Floyd County, KY

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck against a moving object

Investigator narrative

VICTIM WAS OPER5TING A MACK MODEL 600 TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH A 4000-GALLON WATER TANK. WHILE APPLYING WATER TO THE MINE HAULAGE ROADWAY WHICH WAS UNDER RECONSTRUCTION, FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, TH E VICTIM WAS BA7KING THE TRUCK DOWN AN INCLINED SECTION OF THE ROADWAY WHEN THE REAR TANDEM WHEELS TRAVELED OVER THE OUTER EDGE OF THE ROADWAY, ALLOWING THE TRUCK TO CAPSIZE. THE VICTIM WAS F

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: 6 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 4 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219872400103 · Mine ID 1515240 Trainer view →