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Case study · MSHA Record #220031040104

Truck Driver fatality

April 4, 2003 at 10:05 AM
Preparation Plant · Perry County Coal, LLC. · Perry County, KY
Investigator narrative
DRIVER FAILED TO NEGOTIATE CURVE AT FOOT OF HILL STARTING ACROSS ONE LANE AND SENT OVER BRIDGE.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Activity at time
Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Source of injury
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience
13 years
Experience at this mine
0.01 years
Experience in this job
0.01 years
Mine type
Facility
Sector
Coal
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) public records · Document 220031040104 · Mine ID 1505485
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