Maintenance Man

April 20, 1988 at 4:30 PM

White Oak Mine #2 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Valley Camp Of Utah Inc (Quaker State Corp)

Carbon County, UT

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A MANTRIP DOWN A GRADE OF 9.8 PERCENT WITHOUT WORKING BRAKES TWO TENTHS OF A MILE DOWN THE ROAD HE CLIMBED THE HILLSIDE FOR THE THIRD TIME TRYING TO SLOW THE MANTRIP DOWN THE MANTRIP ROLLED ON ITS SIDE WITH THE EMPLOYEE UNDERNEATH WHICH CAUSED HIS DEATH

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Mantrip
Subunit / location: SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 9 years
Experience at this mine: 7 years
Experience in this job: 2 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219881190001 · Mine ID 4201280 Trainer view →