Prep Plant Foreman

August 18, 1994 at 11:35 AM

Preparation Plant · Facility · Coal

Operator: Whitaker Coal Corp (Sunoco, Inc.)

Contractor on site: GAD

Perry County, KY

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Contact with hot objects or substances

Investigator narrative

OPERATING UTILITY TRUCK ON WHITAKER COAL CORPORATION HAUL ROAD. TRUCK RAN INTO BERM, TURNED ON SIDE AND CAUGHT FIRE.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Utility Truck, Water Trucks
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source of injury: FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 10 years
Experience in this job: 10 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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