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Case study · MSHA Record #220071060059

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

April 3, 2007 at 2:15 PM
Brushy Creek Mine/Mill · The Doe Run Company · Iron County, MO
Investigator narrative
The worker was in process of adding Material to the base of the tailings dam at Brushy Creek Mine. The moxy haul truck was going down the slope of the dam when the driver lost control. As he tried to negotiate the turn near the bottom, the truck rolled over and landed on side in a 6' deep seep pond. Diver's body was found pinned under truck and in water.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location
SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Underground location
NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Source of injury
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Total mining experience
1 year
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
1 year
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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