On Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at approximately 3:05 a.m., Von E. Bower, a 52-year-old truck driver was fatally injured when the fuel tanker truck he was operating rolled over near the No. 28 marker on the Eagle Land haul road. The truck was found lying on its top against the hill side. The vehicle was found with the top of the cab crushed and both doors closed.
Coal Mine Safety and Health Report of Investigation: Surface Coal Mine Fatal Powered Haulage Accident, March 27, 2015, Rogers Petroleum Services, Inc. (X1A), Pikeville, Kentucky at Republic Energy, Republic Energy Inc., Mahan, Fayette County, West Virginia. ID No. 46-09054
2015
18 pages
Report
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English
Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Mineral Industries , Accident investigation , Surface mining , Accident analysis , Mining machinery , Accident causes , Injuries , Occupational safety and health , Fatalities , Fuel tanker trucks , Diesel fuel , Rogers Petroleum Services, Incorporated , Republic Energy Incorporated