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Case study · MSHA Record #220261030026

Section Foreman fatality

April 3, 2026 at 10:38 AM
OHIO COUNTY MINE · Ohio County Coal Resources, Inc. · Marshall County, WV
Investigator narrative
An employee was working on a winch rope on a 650 scoop that was loaded with a shield, this shield was hit by another 650 scoop, causing the employee to be caught between the scoop EE was working on and the shield tip.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
FACE
Mining method
Longwall
Source of injury
MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
18 years
Experience at this mine
11 years
Experience in this job
17 years
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Coal
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