September 17, 1984
PA · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Magnum Minerals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WORKING IN A GLACIAL HIGH MOISTURE MATERIAL, WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HIGHWALLS SLUFFING OFF OCCASIONALLY DURING RAIN SEASONS, WHICH IS WHAT OCCURRED THEDAY OF THE ACCIDENT. THE SUPREVISOR INSPE CTS THE HIGHWALL DAILY AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM THAT DAY. THE HIGHWALL SLID IN ON RIGHT SIDE OF TRUCK WAITING TO BE LOADED WITH COAL. WHEN THE MATERIAL HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF T