Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at #14 (Pride Coal Company Inc), WV, July 30, 1990

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On July 30, 1990, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at #14 (Pride Coal Company Inc), WV.

#14 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Pride Coal Company Inc (D L (Jack) Bowling)

Contractor on site: FEP

Mcdowell County, WV

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Fall from machine

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING COAL TO A PREPARATION PLANT WHEN FOR UNKNOWN REASONS LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT. EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN FROM TRUCK AND FATALLY INJURED. IT WAS DETE RMINED DURING AN INVESTIGATION THAT THIS WAS NOTDUE TO ROAD CONDITIONS OR MALFUNCTIONS TO THE TRUCK.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location: SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Accident type: Fall from machine
Source of injury: GROUND
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 2 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 2 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219902180001 · Mine ID 4606404 Trainer view →