Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Flatbush (Bentley Coal Company), WV, November 9, 1989

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On November 9, 1989, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Flatbush (Bentley Coal Company), WV.

Flatbush · Surface · Coal

Operator: Bentley Coal Company (William E Nesselrotte)

Randolph County, WV

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Drowning

Investigator narrative

VICTIM BACKED ROCK TRUCK OVER 26 FOOT HIGHWALL INTO PIT AREA WITH 7 FEET OF WATER. INJURY TERMINAL. OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE DEATH CERTIFICATE WILL READ THAT THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS DROWNI NG.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Drowning
Source of injury: WATER
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 13 years
Experience at this mine: 3 years
Experience in this job: 13 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Same year

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219893240001 · Mine ID 4607204 Trainer view →