Beltman

A fully trained miner was fatally injured while attempting to remove a splice pin from a 72" mechanical belt splice. The splice was positioned near the outby side of the tail frame. The victim was positioned between the bottom conveyor belt and the top conveyor belt. Investigation is on-going by company, state and federal officials.

Texto original en inglés de la MSHA

On December 23, 2019, at approximately 4:15 p.m., Raymond "Ray" Starkey Jr. (Starkey), a 21-year old general inside laborer, was fatally injured when he was caught between the 72-inch wide belt and the steel frame of the belt tailpiece. The accident occurred because the assembly holding the Cameron Corridor belt in place was not strong enough to withstand tension created during the belt move. The mine operator used belt grippers, lever hoist chains, and lever hoists that were not designed to withstand the forces generated during the move.

1. The Cameron Corridor belt was not adequately blocked against motion during the belt move.

   Acción correctiva: The mine operator revised and expanded their belt move procedure. The revised procedure requires the belt splice to be positioned at least 100 feet outby the tailpiece. It also requires all belt tension to be removed, which eliminates the need to clamp the belt near the tailpiece. Miners were trained in the revised procedure.

2. Adequate supervision was not provided while the victim was being task trained.

   Acción correctiva: The mine operator trained miners who perform the supervised portion of task training to ensure trainees are safe while they are being trained.

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

Actividad al momento del incidente

Machine Maintenance

Subunidad / ubicación

UNDERGROUND

Ubicación subterránea

LAST OPEN CROSSCUT

Método de minería

Other

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

FRACTURE,CHIP

Parte del cuerpo afectada

SKULL

Experiencia minera total

2 years

Experiencia en esta mina

0 years

Experiencia en este puesto

0 years

Grado de la lesión

FATALITY