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August 5, 2022 • Coal Mining Accidents,Workplace Safety in West Virginia,WV Trucking Accidents,WV Work Accidents
Fatal WV Mining Accident Trucking Contractor’s Fault Says MSHA
On August 11, 2021, Timothy “Timbo” Collins was killed at Carter Roag Coal Company’s Star Bridge Preparation Plant when a haul truck crushed him during an inspection of his truck. Mr. Collins was a 53-year-old man from Mill Creek, WV, with 10 years of truck driving experience. He left behind a wife and two children. …
read moreJanuary 27, 2021 • Auto Accidents,Big Truck & Bus Safety,WV Trucking Accidents
Large Truck Accident Injuries and Deaths on the Rise in WV — But Why?
CHARLESTON, WV — From 2009 to 2018 the number of large truck and bus accidents increased 70 percent, and there are now over 121,000 such accidents per year. UPDATE: In 2019 (the most recent truck crash data from NHTSA), large truck crashes killed 5,005 people and injured about 159,000! If everyone knows truck accidents are…
read moreMay 23, 2017 • Motor Vehicle Crashes,Tractor Trailer Crash,WV Trucking Accidents
Tractor Trailer Crash Closes Northbound Lanes of WV Turnpike
A tractor trailer hauling corrosive material overturned on Interstate 77 near the Mossy/Oak Hill exit Tuesday morning. The tractor trailer crash prompted West Virginia law enforcement to put in place an emergency detour on the West Virginia Turnpike northbound lanes, near Oak Hill West Virginia. Exit 48 Detour on Interstate 77 The West Virginia Department of Transportation…
read moreAugust 27, 2014 • Motor Vehicle Crashes,WV Trucking Accidents
Children on West Virginia School Bus Injured; Truck Driver Ticketed
MASON COUNTY, WV — Twelve to Fourteen students were injured Tuesday morning on U.S. Route 35 when a Missouri truck driver slammed another tractor trailer into their school bus. A Mason County 911 dispatcher said nine of the injured students were transported by EMS for treatment. Mason County Sheriff’s deputies ticketed the 28 year old Missouri…
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