Fatality · MSHA Record #219981520001
Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Shop Branch Mine #2 (Lodestar Energy Inc), KY, May 22, 1998
at 4:30 PM
On May 22, 1998, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Shop Branch Mine #2 (Lodestar Energy Inc), KY.
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE DRIVING TRUCK DOWN SLOPE. FOR UNKNOWN REASON DROVE TRUCK INTO THE DITCH. FOR UNKNOWN REASON WAS FOUND UNDERNEATH THE COAL TRUCK.
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
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
Related fatalities
Same operator
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Same classification
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- April 3, 2026 · Section Foreman · Ohio County Coal Resources, Inc., WV
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Same year
- December 23, 1998 · Laborer · Lhoist North America Of Tennessee, LLC, TN
- December 17, 1998 · Maintenance Man · Unicorn Mining Inc, KY
- December 14, 1998 · Continuous Miner Helper · Bowie Resources Limited, CO
- December 14, 1998 · Continuous Miner Helper · Bowie Resources Limited, CO
- December 7, 1998 · Laborer · Hanson Material Service, IL
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219981520001 · Mine ID 1517939
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