July 22, 1986
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
C & W Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
NO EYEWITNESS-A7CIDENT STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION BY STATE & FED.AUTHORITIES.OCCURRED AT LOADING POINT OF NORTH MAIN SECTION WHEN TRAM CONTROLS OF SHUTTLE CAR STUCK IN CLOSED POSITION CAUSING I T TO GO OUT OF 7ONTROL.VICTIMS HEAD POSITIONED OUTSIDE CANOPY WAS SQUEEZED BETWEEN COAL RIB AND CANOPY SUPPORT.COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IT SC HAD BEEN MAINTAINED IN SAFE OPERATING CONDITION.