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Case study · MSHA Record #219985550001
Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality
February 13, 1998 at 10:40 PM
Thompson Creek Mine
· Thompson Creek Mining Company
· Custer County, ID
Investigator narrative
THE VICTIM WAS OPERATING A VOLVO BM-A30J, 30 TON TRUCK HAULING MILL TAILINGS. HE WAS RETURNING EMPTY DOWN A HAUL ROAD WITH A 20% GRADE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK.THE TRUCK RAMMED THROUGH A 7-FOOT HIGH BERM AND DOWN TO AN ACCESS RAMP, APPROXIMATELY 15 FT BELOW. HE HAD COMPLETED EIGHT LOAD CYCLES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE VICTIM WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Struck against a moving object
- Activity at time
- Haulage Or Dump Truck
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- 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
- 1 year
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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