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POWERED HAULAGE

Fatal · 220020240001 · 01/12/2002 · —

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity
Escaping a hazard
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
Mine experience
1.32 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Operator
Mine
4801610

Narrative

MECHANICAL BRAKE FAILURE RESULTING FROM AN ENGINE STALL CAUSED THE 966C FRONT-END LOADER TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE STOCKPILE RAMP INTO THE VICTIM AND HIS 2001 DODGE PICK-UP. THIS CAUSED THE V ICTIM TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES RESULTING IN FATAL INTERNAL INJURIES. OUR INVESTIGATION IS STILL PENDING ON WHAT CAUSED ANY BRAKE FAILURE.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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