Accident Report: Fatality Reference
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Preliminary Report Overview
At approximately 5:20 pm, a Volvo 40 ton articulating truck was traveling along a haulage road. The truck was rounded a slight curve on a 3.5% grade, traveled up the embankment for 11 feet 6 inchces, and steered abruptly back across thte haulage road ipacting the 63 in high berm. The truc traveled across the berm and fell 72 feet to the mine floor below. The victim was extracted from the truck by EMS and airlifted to the Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. where he later died from his injuries.