Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220242640013

Continuous Miner Operator, Coal Mole Operator

September 6, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Mountaineer II Mine · Underground · Coal
Logan County, WV
ClassificationFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
TypeStruck by falling object
Investigator narrative
The employee received a fatal injury after being struck by falling rock.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Continuous Miner
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Source of injury
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Total mining experience
12.12 years
Experience at this mine
0.5 years
Experience in this job
1 year
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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