Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Orgas Mine (Battle Ridge Companies), WV, February 16, 1993

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On February 16, 1993, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Orgas Mine (Battle Ridge Companies), WV.

Orgas Mine · Surface · Coal

Operator: Battle Ridge Companies (Carl F Frischkorn)

Contractor on site: DNX

Boone County, WV

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE TRANSPORTING LOAD OF COAL OFF MINE PROPERTY. ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON HAUL ROAD GOING DOWN MOUNTAIN. DRIVER JUMPED FROM TRUCK AND THE TRUCK OR TRAILER OR BOTH RAN OV ER TOP OF DRIVER RESULTING IN DEATH OF DRIVER.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 4 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 4 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219930500001 · Mine ID 4607668 Trainer view →