THE VICTIM WAS 3N THE PROCESS OF CLIMBING OFF THE LEFT SIDE C-FRAME OF A PARKED DOZER. AT THE SAME TIME, I NAME , DOZER OPERATOR, WAS CLIMBING ONTO THE DOZER. THE VICTIM WAS STANDING ON THE LE FT SIDE TRACKS 4HENT HE DOZER TRAVELED BACKWARD RESULTING IN THE VICTIM BEING THROWN OFF AND RUN OVER. THE DOZER TRAVELED BACKWARD FOR A DISTANCE OF 150 FT AT WHICH TIME IT STALLED ON A SLIDE
Huscoal Inc operator
Controlled by
Hughes Group Inc
MSHA operator ID: P06525
Top causes
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 5 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 2 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 3 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 2 non-fatal
Incident timeline
1991
1
1990
6
1989
3
1987
1
1985
2 (1f)
1984
1 (1f)
Mines on record
- Huscaol #9 KY
- Huscoal No 6 KY
- Huscoal Inc No 7 KY
Fatalities under this operator
2 recorded
November 20, 1985
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
Fatality · MACHINERY
Huscoal Inc · Struck by powered moving object
August 9, 1984
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Huscoal Inc · Struck against a moving object
VICTIM WAS OPERATING A BM600 MAC TRUCK LOADED WITH APPROX 25 TONS OF COAL WHEN FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON HE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK TRUCK TRAVELED OVER AN EMBANKMENT CRUSHING THE VICTIM THER WERE NO EYEWITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT VICTIM WAS NOT FOUND UNTIL 08 10 84 AT 700 AM AT THIS TIME THE CAUSE OF ACCIDNET CANNOT BE DETERMINED
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