Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220102460041

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

August 31, 2010 at 5:20 PM
Freelandville Underground · Underground · Coal
Knox County, IN
Classification POWERED HAULAGE
Type Struck against a moving object
Investigator narrative
At approx 5:20 pm a 40 ton articulating truck was traveling along a haulage road impacting a 63" high berm. The truck traveled across the berm and fell 72 feet to the mine floor below. The victim was extracted from the truck by EMS and airlifted to the Hospital.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location
SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Underground location
NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Source of injury
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
0 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
0 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220102460041 · Mine ID 1202316 Trainer view →