Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219960080001

Laborer

December 19, 1995 at 11:30 PM
Classification POWERED HAULAGE
Type Struck by falling object
Investigator narrative
THE VICTIM WAS OPERATING THE MATERIAL HAULER WITH ANOTHER EE, AS A PASSENGER. AS THEY WERE TRAVELING DOWN AT A 5-8% GRADE, THE OPERATOR APPARENTLY TOOK THE MACHINE OUT OF GEAR TO TRAVEL MORE Q UICKLY. HE HAD TROUBLE GETTING THE MACHINE BACK IN GEAR. PASSENGER JUMPED SAFELY. TEH TRIP PROCEEDED 300 FT DOWN THE ROAD. THE OPERATOR EITHER JUMPED OR WAS THROWN AND RUN OVER BY THE EIMCO.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location
SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Source of injury
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
0 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
0 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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