Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219883440132

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at CCU Conesville Wash Plant (Conesville Coal Preparation Company), OH, December 2, 1988

at 8:03 AM

On December 2, 1988, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at CCU Conesville Wash Plant (Conesville Coal Preparation Company), OH.

CCU Conesville Wash Plant · Facility · Coal
Contractor on site: V7I
Coshocton County, OH
Classification POWERED HAULAGE
Type Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Investigator narrative
FROZEN COAL ON RIGHT SIDE OF TRALER CAUSED TRAILER TO TIP OVER CRUSHING CAB OF ADJACENT UNIT, KILLING DRIVER.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Conveyor Belt
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
5 years
Experience at this mine
4 years
Experience in this job
29 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY

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