Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver

November 30, 1991 at 11:44 AM

DIAMOND STONE · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Waterloo Coal Company Inc (T L Darlington)

Contractor on site: GTJ

Athens County, OH

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Fall from machine

Investigator narrative

DRIVER WAS DUMPING LIMESTONE FROM TRUCK WHICH WAS ON LEVEL GROUND IN YARD STOCKPILE. DRIVER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DUMPING HIS LOAD OF STONE WHEN THE TRACTOR AND TRAILER TIPPED OVER ON THE PASS ENGER SIDE. DRIVER LANDED ON GROUND CLEAR OF TRUCK. DRIVER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSIOUS BY THE IMPACT OF THE FALL, BUT LATER REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS. NO BLEEDING WAS NOTICED. DRIVER WAS LIFEFLIGHTED

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Fall from machine
Source of injury: GROUND
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 10 years
Experience at this mine: 2 years
Experience in this job: 8 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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