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December 30, 1999 at 12:50 AM

Burke Branch Tipple · Facility · Coal

Operator: Premier Elkhorn Coal Company, LLC (TECO Energy Inc)

Contractor on site: YIF

Pike County, KY

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck against a moving object

Investigator narrative

F-600 WAS TRAVELING DOWN ROADWAY APPROXIMATELY 8% GRADE; FAILED TO NEGOTIATE CURVE AT INTERSECTION TRAVELING OVER BERM AND HIGH WALL RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Utility Truck, Water Trucks
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Source of injury: PASS CARS,PICKUP TRUCKS
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220000070015 · Mine ID 1516470 Trainer view →