Continuous Miner Helper

The victim was fatally injured when EE was struck by a battery powered scoop which had trammed through a translucent line curtain in the #3 Entry of the #6 Unit (MMU 005) just outby the working place where the continuous mining machine was being operated. Co-workers observed the victim in a sitting position stretching EE's legs prior to the accident.

Texto original en inglés de la MSHA

On Thursday, September 5, 2019, at approximately 2:50 p.m., Jeremy Elder, a 39-year-old continuous mining machine (CMM) helper, died when a battery-powered scoop struck him. The victim was in the No. 3 entry behind a ventilation curtain that directed air to the CMM mining in the No. 3 right crosscut. A scoop, carrying roof bolting supplies, was tramming through the No. 3 left crosscut and struck the victim as the scoop turned into the No. 3 entry and passed through the ventilation curtain. The accident occurred because miners were not aware of the change the scoop operator made to his travel route. Also, the scoop operator did not slow down or sound an audible alarm prior to traveling through the ventilation curtain.

1. Miners were not aware of the change the scoop operator made to his travel route. Also, the scoop operator did not slow down or sound an audible alarm prior to traveling through the ventilation curtain.

Hallazgos del informe final de investigación de la MSHA, que sustituye la narrativa preliminar anterior.

Actividad al momento del incidente

Idle

Subunidad / ubicación

UNDERGROUND

Ubicación subterránea

LAST OPEN CROSSCUT

Método de minería

Continuous Mining

Tipo de accidente

Golpeado por objeto motorizado en movimiento

Fuente de la lesión

MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY

Naturaleza de la lesión

CRUSHING

Parte del cuerpo afectada

MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)

Experiencia minera total

15 years

Experiencia en esta mina

0 years

Experiencia en este puesto

10 years

Grado de la lesión

FATALITY