Thursday, March 27, 2008
Eastern Kentucky Coal Mine Cited.
An eastern Kentucky coal company was cited Thursday by the Office of Mine Safety stemming from the death of a coal truck driver that died in January at the Blue Ridge Surface Mine in Letcher County.
The investigation concluded that the death of 29 year-old Roy D. Sturgill could have been prevented if Cumberland River Coal had followed proper procedures.
Sturgill died after his truck backed over a dumping point and continued down the slope.
The inspection found the barrier that was supposed to prevent Sturgill’s truck from tumbling over the wall was not adequate and that the foreman in charge did not ensure work was being done safely.
The investigation concluded that the death of 29 year-old Roy D. Sturgill could have been prevented if Cumberland River Coal had followed proper procedures.
Sturgill died after his truck backed over a dumping point and continued down the slope.
The inspection found the barrier that was supposed to prevent Sturgill’s truck from tumbling over the wall was not adequate and that the foreman in charge did not ensure work was being done safely.
# posted by Joe Kinzer @ 5:12 PM 
