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Case study · MSHA Record #219881300064
Driller fatality
April 28, 1988 at 10:00 AM
Preparation Plant
· Whitaker Coal Corp
· Perry County, KY
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A 769 CATERPILLAR ROCK TRUCK HAULING REFUSE TO THE SLURRY POND WHEN HE BACKED UP TO DUMP HIS LOAD THE TRUCK WENT OVER THE EMBANKMENT FLIPPED OVER UPSIDE DOWN OUT IN THE SL URRY POND THE CAB SANK IN THE SLURRY TRAPPING THE DRIVER
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Struck against a moving object
- Activity at time
- Utility Truck, Water Trucks
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- PASS CARS,PICKUP TRUCKS
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 11 years
- Experience at this mine
- 11 years
- Experience in this job
- 11 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal
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