Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Wolf Creek (Taft Coal Sales & Associates Inc), AL, January 20, 1992

On January 20, 1992, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a handling of materials accident at Wolf Creek (Taft Coal Sales & Associates Inc), AL.

Wolf Creek · Surface · Coal

Operator: Taft Coal Sales & Associates Inc (A J Taft)

Contractor on site: ZZZ

Walker County, AL

Classification HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Type Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

Investigator narrative

15095DEPENDENT HAULER WAS DELIVERING 2 SPOOLS OF WIRE ROPE.DURING THE UNLOADING PROCESS AN UNRESTRAINED ROLLED,PINNING THE TRUCK DRIVER BETWEEN THE REELS.THE VICTIM APPEARED TO HAVE SUSTAINED 76229BLE FRACTURES TO THE PELVIC AREA.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
Source of injury: METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219921350001 · Mine ID 0102849 Trainer view →