Truck Driver

October 3, 2001 at 10:45 AM

Bent Mountain Surface Mine #2 · Surface · Coal

Operator: Lodestar Energy, Inc (Iracoal Incorporated)

Pike County, KY

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Fall from machine

Investigator narrative

EE WAS OPERATING A DM600 MACK FUEL TRUCK WHEN HE APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK. IN DOING SO, HE SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES AND DIED ON 10-4-01. THE ACCID ENT HAPPENED ON A DESCENDING ROAD. CAUSE IS STILL UNDETERMINED.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Escaping A Hazard
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location: NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method: NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type: Fall from machine
Source of injury: STREET,ROAD
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part affected: SKULL
Total mining experience: 26 years
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 21 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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