January 15, 1997
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Recon Resources · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
DRIVER WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVAL OF REFUSE FROZEN TO BACK OF DUMP TRAILER BED. SAFETY ARM, USED FOR IMMOBILIZING TAILGATE, WAS ACCIDENTALLY KNOCKED LOOSE BY COWORKER. THIS ALLOWED TAILGATE TO S HUT AND BUMPED DRIVERS HEAD AS HE WAS WATCHING THE WORK. DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO EMERG HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATION AND RELEASED BY DR APPROX 2 HOURS LATER.