Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220001930001

Truck Driver

June 19, 2000 at 1:15 PM
Paradise Plant 1390 · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Wise County, TX
ClassificationPOWERED HAULAGE
TypeStruck against a moving object
Investigator narrative
A CUSTOMER DRIVING A DUMP TRUCK WAS STRUCK BY A TRAIN WHILE ENTERING THE PLANT. HE DID NOT STOP AT THE STOP SIGN. THE TRAIN PUSHED THE TRUCK APPROX. 800 FT DOWN THE TRACKS. THE DRIVER DIED OF RESULTING INJURIES.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Source of injury
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Experience at this mine
0.5 years
Experience in this job
4 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220001930001 · Mine ID 4103253Trainer view →