Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220063170043

Bull Gang Foreman, Labor Foreman, Leadman, Section Foreman, Shift Boss

November 4, 2006 at 1:30 PM
Mine #23 · Underground · Coal
Pike County, KY
ClassificationPOWERED HAULAGE
TypeStruck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Investigator narrative
Employee was operating a scoop between the #5 & #6 entries on the 001/002 MMU one break inby survey station #1411. He was pulling a shuttle car cable that had been wrapped around the canopy post on the left side of the operating deck. As he was pulling the cable, the rear wheel of the scoop ran over the cable. This caused the cable to unwrap & strike him on the side of his head.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Load-Haul-Dump (Ug)
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Accident type
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury
CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience
25 years
Experience at this mine
2 years
Experience in this job
13 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220063170043 · Mine ID 1518721Trainer view →