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Driver was at parked truck (#5 lot) to start pre-shift inspection. Truck started to move. Driver fell under the truck and truck ran over driver's legs from about the knee area down.
Employee, and six other employees, was traveling from the west mains section to the surface at end of their shift on a ten person diesel mantrip when a 50-ton roof jack struck the employee on the right side of the head. Employee was immediately transported to the surface and flown to Ruby Memorial Hospital. Employee passed away on the evening of 6/5/18.
The employee was found unresponsive at approximately 2:05 PM on the offside of the #1 belt at the portal entrance of the surface mine. Preliminary findings has determined the employee received fatal injuries when coming in contact with the belt conveyor.
Victim was discovered caught between the conveyor belt and the continuous haulage dolley. Although the coroner report is not available, it appeared that the victim expired from injuries received from the event.
Employee deliberately disobeyed warnings to cease welding on inflated floatation tire rim ten minutes before tire blew up. Heat from welding plus compression of air in tire equals massive explosion.