EMPL WAS LOADING TRUCK WITH CAOL BY HAND. HE WAS DAVISED OF IMMINENT DANGER & ESCORTED FROM PIT BY FIRER OF SHOT. HE PROCEEDED OUT OF PIT & ROCEEDED TWOARDS FIRER. FIRER MOTIONED FRO HIM T AKE TRUCK AWAY FROM DANGER. EMPL TURNED BACK TO CHECK EQUIPMENT ASSUMING DRIVER HAD LEFT JOB FROM THAT POINT ON NORMAL CONDITIONS WERE FOLLOWED. SHOT WAS DETONATED ABOUT 9:22 AM. DRIVER HAD
Flaget Fuels Inc operator
Controlled by
Siegel John J Jr
MSHA operator ID: P19315
Top causes
- EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS 1 fatality
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 3 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 2 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 2 non-fatal
- STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT 2 non-fatal
- FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
1989
8 (1f)
1988
4
Mines on record
- No 2 KY
- No 1 Surface Mine KY
Fatalities under this operator
1 recorded
January 26, 1989
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Flaget Fuels Inc · Struck by falling object
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