Three Companies Cited Following Investigation into WV Trucker's Death
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Updated: 5:43 PM Jul 10, 2009
Three Companies Cited Following Investigation into WV Trucker's Death
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP)
The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has cited three companies for violations found while investigating the death of a novice trucker at a West Virginia coal operation.
Posted: 12:45 AM Jul 11, 2009
Reporter: TIM HUBER - AP Business Writer
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The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has cited three companies for violations found while investigating the death of a novice trucker at a West Virginia coal operation.

Thirty-eight-year-old Danny Jones was thrown from the truck that hit a berm and was run over by its rear wheels August 22. The accident occurred on a road from Moscow-based Mechel OAO's Double Bonus Coal's No. 65 mine in Wyoming County.

In a report Friday, MSHA blames poor maintenance, improper training and the truck's numerous safety defects, including missing seat belts, missing door latches and a faulty transmission.

Officials with the companies, Virginia-based trucking company Appalachian Leasing, subcontractor B&L Trucking and Double Bonus, could not immediately be reached.