Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219902060001

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at MTR Surface Mine (Martin County Coal Corp), KY, June 20, 1990

at 12:23 PM

On June 20, 1990, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at MTR Surface Mine (Martin County Coal Corp), KY.

MTR Surface Mine · Surface · Coal
Contractor on site: GBY
Martin County, KY
Classification POWERED HAULAGE
Type Struck against a moving object
Investigator narrative
EMPL DRIVING TRACTOR/TRAILER INTO MINE SITE-WENT DOWN STEEP GRADE AND WENT OFF ROADWAY AND OVER AN EMBANKMENT.
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
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Experience at this mine
8 years
Experience in this job
8 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY

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