Driver killed when coal truck overturns at Massey site
Posted on Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
A coal hauling truck overturned at the Massey Energy Co. mine site in West Virginia killing the worker that was driving.
According to officials, the truck overturned at 5:30 p.m. in Scarbro. Federal mine investigators are looking into an accident and believe that the cause is icy roads and faulty brakes in the truck.
The worker was a contractor for Medford Trucking. Massey is working to ensure that its roads where materials are hauled are safe.
Workplace accidents can cause serious injury to all involved, our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victim.