Fatality · MSHA Record #220071290023
Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver
April 25, 2007
at 2:48 PM
Operator:
Essroc Cement Corp.
(Italcementi Spa)
Berkeley County, WV
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Type
Struck against stationary object
Investigator narrative
The truck operator was traveling from the 870 level of the quarry to the waste dump with a load of waste material. The truck left the road, overtraveled a berm and continued down the highwall, rolling over before coming to rest int he quarry. It is believed that the truck operator suffered a medical event and as a result was unable to control the truck as it left the road.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Haulage Or Dump Truck
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Accident type
- Struck against stationary object
- Source of injury
- GROUND
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 42 years
- Experience at this mine
- 42 years
- Experience in this job
- 20 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220071290023 · Mine ID 4600007
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