Longwall Operator, Chock Operator, Shear Operator, Plow Operator fatality

January 3, 2004 at 10:20 PM

SUFCO · Canyon Fuel Company LLC · Sevier County, UT

Investigator narrative

VICTIM WAS HELPING MOVE AN IRON-BOUND SHIELD ON THE 3LPE LONGWALL FACE. CHAIN SLINGS WERE CONFIGURED TO ATTACH THE IRON BOUND SHIELD TO THE CONVEYER. THE VICTIM GOT ONTO THE IRON-BOUND SHIELD AND ATTEMPTED TO OPERATE A FUNCTION. AS PRESSUREWAS APPLIED, A HOOK ON THE CHAIN ASSEMBLY FAILED, AND THE CHAIN SLING ASSEMBLY HIT THE VICTIM. MASSIVE HEAD TRAUMA AND FRACTURED NECK.

Record details

Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Activity at time: Move Non-Self-Propelled Equip
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Source of injury: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CONCUSSION-BRAIN,CEREBRAL
Total mining experience: 26.28 years
Experience at this mine: 26.19 years
Experience in this job: 18.09 years
Mine type: Underground
Sector: Coal

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