Backhoe Operator

October 24, 1991 at 12:45 PM

Greenbrier Strip · Surface · Coal

Operator: Iroquois Coal Corp (Bowen Max)

Contractor on site: ZZZ

Greenbrier County, 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 Trainer view →