Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver

January 26, 1989 at 9:22 AM

No 2 · Surface · Coal

Operator: Flaget Fuels Inc (Siegel John J Jr)

Perry County, KY

Classification EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

EMPL WAS LOADING TRUCK WITH CAOL BY HAND. HE WAS DAVISED OF IMMINENT DANGER & ESCORTED FROM PIT BY FIRER OF SHOT. HE PROCEEDED OUT OF PIT & ROCEEDED TWOARDS FIRER. FIRER MOTIONED FRO HIM T AKE TRUCK AWAY FROM DANGER. EMPL TURNED BACK TO CHECK EQUIPMENT ASSUMING DRIVER HAD LEFT JOB FROM THAT POINT ON NORMAL CONDITIONS WERE FOLLOWED. SHOT WAS DETONATED ABOUT 9:22 AM. DRIVER HAD

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Observe Operations
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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