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Case study · MSHA Record #219921470002

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

May 15, 1992 at 1:55 PM
Latrobe Plant · Latrobe Construction Company · Westmoreland County, PA
Investigator narrative
WALKING FROM PARKED TRUCK TO SCALE HOUSE EMP RAN BEHIND A PASSING TRUCK AN INTO THE PATH OF ANOTHER MOVING TRUCK RAN OVER BY THE L FRONT TIRE AND PARTIALLY BY L REAR TIRES
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Walking, Running
Subunit / location
SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Source of injury
DAMS,LOCKS,PONDS,BRIDGES
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
2 years
Experience at this mine
2 years
Experience in this job
2 years
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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