Mining Incidents
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Case study · MSHA Record #219941750001

Fatal mining incident

June 8, 1994 at 9:40 AM
Wythe Stone Company · Salem Stone Corp · Wythe County, VA
Investigator narrative
TRUCK DRIVER CHECKING FAULTY TRANSMISSION WITH BED OF TRUCK IN A RAISED POSITION. WHILE CHECKING TRANSMISSION, BED OF TRUCK CAME DOWN, PINNING TRUCK DRIVER BETWEEN FRAME AND BED OF TRUCK.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Inspect Equipment Or Mine
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
VEHICLES,NEC
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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