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POWERED HAULAGE

Fatal · 220040540061 · 02/10/2004 · Colony Bay Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Drowning
Occupation
Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
Activity
Utility truck, Water trucks
Injury source
WATER
Nature of injury
SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Days lost
0
Mine experience
17.85 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
Colony Bay Coal Company
Mine
4606272

Narrative

Employee was driving a service truck down the Colony Bay access road. Just past CP-4, employee stated he lost his brakes and was the road clear. The truck apparently hit the bank at the padded pond and went along the pond road. The truck slid into the pond. Employee was under water about 2-3 minutes. He died 2/26/04.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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