20 de octubre de 2006
WV · Carbón
Operador de minador continuo, Operador de topo de carbón
Muerte · DESPRENDIMIENTO DE FRENTE/COSTILLA/PILAR/COSTADO/TALUD
Kingwood Mining Company LLC
· Golpeado por objeto que cae
The miner operator on the east mains, left section, MMU 007-0, received fatal crushing injuries when portions of the right rib and corner fell unexpectedly. This occurred suddenly while the miner operator was cleaning the second cut in the 5 to 6 crosscut. The rib anomaly was approx 8.5' X 4.5' X 4.5' in the 5 to 6 crosscut and fell pinning operator against shuttle car.