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

December 19, 1989 at 4:30 PM

Hall Branch 1 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Koch Carbon Inc (Koch Industries Inc)

Contractor on site: ZZZ

Floyd County, KY

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

ON 12/19/89 AT APPROX 4:30 PM A FATAL HAULAGE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON ACCESS ROAD TO KOCH CARBON INC HALL BRANCH 1 MINE. ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS SUPPLY TRUCK DRIVER FOR UNITED SUPPLY CO WAS TRANSPOR TING SUPPLIES TO MINE ON ICE & SNOW COVERED ACCESS ROAD. TRUCK STALLED &/OR LOST TRACTION WHICH RESULTED IN TRUCK SKIDDING APPROX 90' BACKWARD. EMPL EXITED TRUCK & WAS STRUCK & TRAPPED BY LEF

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Getting On Or Off Equipment
Subunit / location: SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: PASS CARS,PICKUP TRUCKS
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Experience at this mine: 3 years
Experience in this job: 3 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219895550003 · Mine ID 1514819 Trainer view →