Fatality · MSHA Record #219913250001

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Preparation Plant No 1 (Terry Eagle Coal Company LLC), WV, November 5, 1991

at 9:20 AM

On November 5, 1991, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Preparation Plant No 1 (Terry Eagle Coal Company LLC), WV.

Preparation Plant No 1 · Facility · Coal

Operator: Terry Eagle Coal Company LLC (Amvest Corporation)

Nicholas County, WV

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 5,1991 ABOUT 8:45 AM INJURED COAL TRUCK DRIVER EXPERIENCED FATAL INJURIES WHEN HE WAS CRUSHED BENEATH AN ENDLOADER IN THE STOCKPILE AREA OF THE PLANT.VICTIM HAD DUMPED HIS COAL LOAD,PARKED HIS TRUCK AND GOT OUT TO OBSERVE THE FROZEN COAL LOAD IN ANOTHER TRUCK ATTEMPTING TO DUMP WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY THE ENDLOADER.THE ENDLOADER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE STOCKPILE(EM

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Observe Operations
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Experience at this mine: 4 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219913250001 · Mine ID 4602295 Trainer view →