Fatality #1 - January 8, 2008
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: S-17 Cumberland, Kentucky
Mine Controller: Arch Coal, Inc.
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Incident Date/Time: January 8, 2008 12:45 pm
FATALITY ALERT
COAL MINE FATALITY - On Tuesday January 8, 2008, a 29-year old truck driver with three years experience was fatally injured while attempting to dump spoil. The truck over-traveled the edge of the dump and rolled down the spoil slope approximately 140 feet.
FINAL REPORT
CAI-2008-1
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION
Surface Coal Mine
Fatal Powered Haulage Accident
January 8, 2008
Bates Contracting & Construction. (5UF)
Whitesburg, Kentucky