Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver, Transportation Truck Driver

Investigation is still ongoing, and an autopsy is being performed to determine the cause. *Per the prelim: Two contractors were electrocuted when a 14,400-volt overhead power line came in contact with their off-road dump trucks, and the contractors exited their trucks and contacted the ground.

Activity at time of incident

Getting On Or Off Equipment

Subunit / location

STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT

Accident type

Contact with electrical current

Source of injury

ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Nature of injury

ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION

Total mining experience

7 years

Experience at this mine

0.08 years

Experience in this job

1.25 years

Degree of injury

FATALITY