Fatality · MSHA Record #219920340269
Backhoe Operator fatality at Greenbrier Strip (Iroquois Coal Corp), WV, October 24, 1991
at 12:45 PM
On October 24, 1991, a backhoe operator was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Greenbrier Strip (Iroquois Coal Corp), WV.
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Type
Fall from machine
Investigator narrative
TRUCK DRIVER WAS DESCENDING A GRADE OF ABOUT 7% ON THE COAL HAULAGE ROAD WHEN THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND PASSENGER JUMPED FROM THE OUT OF CONTROL TRUCK WHICH RESULTED IN A FATAL.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Escaping A Hazard
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Accident type
- Fall from machine
- Source of injury
- GROUND
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219920340269 · Mine ID 4603892
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