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Case study · MSHA Record #220063170043
Bull Gang Foreman 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
- Underground location
- FACE
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Source of injury
- CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- 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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