Coal Mine Safety and Health Report of Investigation: Surface Coal Mine Fatal Powered Haulage Accident, July 28, 2009, Hawkeye Contracting, LLC, Robinson Creek, Pike County, Kentucky, I.D. No. F843

摘要

At 9:45 a.m., on Tuesday, July 28, 2009, a 27 year-old Equipment Operator employed by Hawkeye Contracting, LLC, with six years mining experience was fatally injured when the loaded articulated dump truck he was operating overturned into a newly constructed sediment pond. The driver was traveling in reverse along a narrow road adjacent to the pond. The truck rolled onto its top, trapping the driver under water. The accident occurred because the equipment operator failed to maintain full control of the articulated truck while it was in motion.