Fatality · MSHA Record #219902420001

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Gibbons Creek Lignite Mine (Navasota Mining Company Inc), TX, August 17, 1990

at 2:33 PM

On August 17, 1990, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Gibbons Creek Lignite Mine (Navasota Mining Company Inc), TX.

Gibbons Creek Lignite Mine · Surface · Coal

Operator: Navasota Mining Company Inc (Washington Group International Inc)

Grimes County, TX

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck against a moving object

Investigator narrative

THE DRIVER OF #375 HAUL TRUCK WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN THE TRUCK SHE WAS OPERATING COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH #371 HAUL TRUCK APPROXIMATELY 1/5 MILE FROM THE TRUCK DUMP. THE DRIVER OF #371 WAS AP PROACHING THE TRUCK DUMP WITH A FULL LOAD COAL AND MAKING A LANE CHANGE. THE DRIVER OF #375 DID NOT MAKE THE LANE CHANGE IN THE DESIGNATED LOCATION AND THE TRUCKS COLLIDED. THE DRIVER OF #375

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Source of injury: HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part affected: SKULL
Total mining experience: 6 years
Experience at this mine: 6 years
Experience in this job: 5 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219902420001 · Mine ID 4102847 Trainer view →