At approximately 1:20 a.m. on September 3, 2010, a 37-year old truck driver was killed when the Komatsu HD785 rigid frame dump truck he was operating struck the back of a stopped Komatsu HD785 rigid frame dump truck. The victim was driving down the haul road into the active pit to be loaded by the Komatsu PC-1800 hydraulic excavator. Loading operations had been halted temporarily to allow clean up of the dig face by a dozer. The lead dump truck had stopped along the haul road, waiting to be loaded. The victim was pinned in the cab of the truck he was operating and beneath the truck dump body (bed) of the stopped truck. The victim received crushing injuries from the accident. The accident occurred because full control was not maintained of the equipment being operated. Driver drowsiness, most likely resulting from the effects of a prescription narcotic drug, and a change in the work routine are the primary contributing factors.
Coal Mine Safety and Health Report of Investigation: Surface Coal Mine, Fatal Powered Haulage Accident, September 3, 2010. National Coal of Alabama, Inc., Kansas Mine, Carbon Hill, Walker County, Alabama, I.D. No. 01-03398
2010
21 pages
Report
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English
Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Environmental Health & Safety , Mineral Industries , Environmental & Occupational Factors , Accident investigation , Surface mining , Coal mining , Fatalities , Investigations , Enforcement actions , Trucks , Cause analysis , Accidents , Occupational safety and health , National Coal of Alabama Incorporated , Kansas Mine , Walker County(Alabama)