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

November 4, 2006 at 1:30 PM

Mine #23 · McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp. · Pike County, KY

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

Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Activity at time: Load-Haul-Dump (Ug)
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
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
Mine type: Underground
Sector: Coal

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