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Case study · MSHA Record #220132830199
Section Foreman fatality
October 4, 2013 at 1:10 PM
MARSHALL COUNTY MINE
· McElroy Coal Company
· Marshall County, WV
Investigator narrative
While in the process of pulling top chain onto the longwall conveyor panline, the chain became fouled. While examining the area, an apparent failure of the sheave anchor point may have occurred allowing the rope and sheave to be propelled forward. An unknown portion of the assembly apparently struck the injured causing fatal injuries.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck by... NEC
- Activity at time
- Supervise
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- FACE
- Mining method
- Longwall
- Source of injury
- DRUM,PULY,SHEAVE-NT CONVY
- Nature of injury
- FRACTURE,CHIP
- Body part affected
- SKULL
- Total mining experience
- 42 years
- Experience at this mine
- 17 years
- Experience in this job
- 17 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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