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POWERED HAULAGE

Fatal · 220053540019 · 12/06/2005 · Reading Anthracite Company

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
Activity
Haulage or Dump truck
Injury source
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
35.33 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
John W Rich
Operator
Reading Anthracite Company
Mine
3601977

Narrative

The Euclid R-Haul truck Comp. No. 671 was hauling a load of stemming material to the drill bench in the Wadesville Pit. The truck went over an embankment, upset, coming to rest on the driver's side causing fatal blunt force trauma to the driver located inside the cab. The cause of this accident is yet to be determined pending further investigation.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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