Beltman

While operating the 2nd/back MBC (mobile bridge carrier) the employee became pinned between the bridge of the MBC and the rib.

Texto original en inglés de la MSHA

On December 20, 2018, at approximately 3:00 a.m., Nevin Hostetter, a 35-year-old mobile bridge carrier operator with 5 years and 21 weeks of mining experience, was fatally injured when he was crushed between a bridge conveyor and a solid coal rib. The accident occurred when the mobile bridge system was being trammed toward a continuous mining machine (CMM). The accident occurred because the administrative and engineering controls and polices were not adequate to protect the victim from crushing injuries.

1. The operator did not provide adequate means of protection against crushing injuries to miners that operate the Fairchild MBC system.

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

Actividad al momento del incidente

Conveyor Belt

Subunidad / ubicación

UNDERGROUND

Ubicación subterránea

INTERSECTION

Método de minería

Continuous Mining

Tipo de accidente

Atrapado en, bajo o entre un objeto en movimiento y uno fijo

Fuente de la lesión

BELT CONVEYORS

Naturaleza de la lesión

CRUSHING

Parte del cuerpo afectada

MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)

Experiencia minera total

5 years

Experiencia en esta mina

5 years

Experiencia en este puesto

4 years

Grado de la lesión

FATALITY