Pumper fatality at Slate Branch (CAM Mining LLC), KY, July 20, 2006

at 7:35 PM

On July 20, 2006, a pumper was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Slate Branch (CAM Mining LLC), KY.

Slate Branch · Surface · Coal

Operator: CAM Mining LLC (Wexford Capital LLC)

Pike County, KY

Classification MACHINERY

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

A road grader descended down a haul road backwards and landed against the hillside in a ditch. The operator was found under the ripper at the rear of the machine.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Grader
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 20 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 5 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220062140026 · Mine ID 1518915 Trainer view →