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

July 30, 2006 at 3:00 PM

Star Bridge Preparation Plant-Rail Load · Carter Roag Coal Company · Randolph County, WV

Investigator narrative

Employee deliberately disobeyed warnings to cease welding on inflated floatation tire rim ten minutes before tire blew up. Heat from welding plus compression of air in tire equals massive explosion.

Record details

Classification: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Activity at time: Welding Or Cutting
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Source of injury: WHEEL-FROM CAR OR TRUCK
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Experience at this mine: 0.08 years
Experience in this job: 10 years
Mine type: Facility
Sector: Coal

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