Struck against a moving object
Dozer operator backed into hole and hit his head on the back glass.
VFC - Darty GapCoal
Virginia Fuel Corporation · Surface
Controlled by Jillean L Justice; James C Justice lll
Holmes Mill, Harlan County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518093
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2009–2010
- Latest incident
- Mar 2010
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2010 · 1 incident
2009 · 1 incident
Struck against a moving object
As the driver was ascending a hill on the haul road, the truck stalled and slowly rolled back approx 60'. The coal truck then overturned due to the slope of the berm, it was resting on the passenger side of the vehicle.