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Case study · MSHA Record #219991940001

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

June 28, 1999 at 6:00 PM
Mammoth Coal Processing Pl & Riv Tipple · Cannelton Industries Inc · Kanawha County, WV
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
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Fall from machine
Activity at time
Escaping A Hazard
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
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
Mine type
Facility
Sector
Coal
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