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POWERED HAULAGE

Fatal · 220252580017 · 09/08/2025 · Lynch Corp.

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
CRUSHING
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
Mine experience
13.04 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Stephen P Lynch Jr; David C Lynch Sr
Operator
Lynch Corp.
Mine
3700070

Narrative

IDS driver was instructed by Lynch to dump employee's load under unsafe conditions. The berm that the Lynch operator constructed was inadequate/non-existent due to the pile being dug into by Lynch from below. This caused the earth to fall away under back tires. End dump rolled down embankment flipping and landing on its roof. Employee was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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