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

June 28, 1999 at 6:00 PM

Mammoth Coal Processing Pl & Riv Tipple · Facility · Coal

Operator: Cannelton Industries Inc (Horizon Natural Resources Incorporated)

Contractor on site: MGZ

Kanawha County, WV

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Fall from machine

Investigator narrative

DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF COAL TRUCK #118 ON STEEP DOWN HILL HAULAGE ROAD. DRIVER JUMPED FROM TRUCK AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES UPON IMPACT WITH ROAD.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Escaping A Hazard
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Fall from machine
Source of injury: GROUND
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 2 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219991940001 · Mine ID 4603317 Trainer view →