Maintenance Man fatality

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December 4, 2021 at 1:10 AM

RIVER VIEW MINE · River View Coal LLC · Union County, KY

Investigator narrative

Employee placed self on the bumper of the miner below the unsupported conveyor tail boom with the machine still energized. EE apparently was trying to trouble shoot issues with the stab jack by utilizing the remote control functions and in the process inadvertently lowered the tail onto self resulting in fatal crushing injuries.

Record details

Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Activity at time: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Source of injury: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 16 years
Experience at this mine: 3 years
Experience in this job: 12 years
Mine type: Underground
Sector: Coal

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