Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver

March 13, 1995 at 7:30 AM

Marquise Strips · Surface · Coal

Operator: Marquise Mining Corp (John M Lee)

Armstrong County, PA

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

OPERATOR WAS BACKING INTO DUMP MATERIAL OFF THE CAT 773 TRUCK. WHEN BACKING UP TO BERMED AREA,APPARENTLY OPERATOR MISJUDGED DISTANCE BACKING OVER BERM CAUSING TRUCK TO ROLL AND FLIP,CAUSING OP ERATOR TO BE THROWN FROM CAB. REASON WHY TRUCK AND OPERATOR WENT OVER OR THROUGH BERM IS UNKNOWN.NO ONE OBSERVED TRUCK FROM DUMP AREA.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
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: 20 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 20 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219950790002 · Mine ID 3608335 Trainer view →