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Case study · MSHA Record #219932570001
Laborer fatality
September 2, 1993 at 8:30 AM
Sand Hill
· Sand Hill Energy Inc
· Clay County, KY
Investigator narrative
UNLOADING BAGS OF POWDER FROM STORAGE TRAILER ONTO PICKUP TRUCK. APPARENTLY PULLED PICKUP TRUCK AWAY FROM STORAGE TRAILER SO AS TO CLOSE DOOR ON STORAGE TRAILER. PICKUP TRUCK WAS APPARENTLY LE FT IN GEAR (REVERSE) ROLLED BACKWARDS PINNING WORKMAN BETWEEN STORAGE TRAILER AND PICKUP TRUCK, CRUSHING HIM.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Handling Supplies Or Material
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- PASS CARS,PICKUP TRUCKS
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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