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Case study · MSHA Record #219991030034
Water Truck Operator fatality
March 29, 1999 at 3:20 PM
Bold Camp Strip
· A & G Coal Corp
· Wise County, VA
Investigator narrative
EE WAS OPERATING THE 800 MACK WATER TRUCK COMMING DOWN THE LANE HOLLOW HAUL ROAD. JUST ABOVE POND 002 THE WATER TRUCK RAN THRU THE ROAD BERM, TURNING OVER THE EMBANKMENT. THE EE WAS THROWN FRO M THE TRUCK. THIS RESULTED IN HIS DEATH.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Fall from machine
- Activity at time
- Utility Truck, Water Trucks
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- GROUND
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- 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
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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