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POWERED HAULAGE

Fatal · 220073230085 · 11/08/2005 · Mettiki Coal WV, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
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
—
Mine experience
2 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Mettiki Coal WV, LLC
Mine
4609028

Narrative

AT APPROX 12:10 A.M. NOV. 8, 2005 THE OPERATOR OF A MACK TK TANDEM HAUL TRUCK WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN THE TRUCK HE WAS OPERATING EXITED THE HAUL ROAD, RAN THROUGH A GUARD RAIL AND OVERTURNED. THE HAUL ROAD IS LOCATED BETWEEN WV STATE ROUTES 90 & 93. MSHA DID NOT INVESTIGATE THE ACCIDENT AT THE TIME IT OCCURRED. IT WAS BELIEVED MSHA DID NOT HAVE JURISDICTION OVER THE ROAD.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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