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Case study · MSHA Record #219922120001
Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality
July 20, 1992 at 11:28 AM
Mine No 1
· Midway Coals Inc
· Logan County, WV
Investigator narrative
A BROKEN THRU SHAFT IN THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL BROKE ALLOWING THE LOADED TRUCK TO FREEWHEEL ON THE DESCENT OF A 22 PERCENT GRADE THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO JUMP FROM THE RUNAWAY TRUCK AND WAS RAN OVER BY THE REAR TANDEMS THE CRUSHING INJURIES TO HIS LOWER TORSO RESULTED IN HIS DEATH.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Getting On Or Off Equipment
- Subunit / location
- AUGER
- Source of injury
- HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
- Total mining experience
- 9 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 9 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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