Fatality · MSHA Record #220083580042
Electrician Helper
December 11, 2008 at 3:45 PM
Operator: Warrior Coal, LLC (Alliance Resource Partners LP)
Hopkins County, KY
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeStruck against stationary object
Investigator narrative
Victim was in operation of Genie S-85 aerial lift when the lift became caught on exterior wall girt of building under construction. In an attempt to free the caught basket the machine's boom reacted after the basket came free, resulting in the victim's head receiving injuries which were fatal.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Surface Equipment, Nec
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Accident type
- Struck against stationary object
- Source of injury
- STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Total mining experience
- 2 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0.35 years
- Experience in this job
- 4 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220083580042 · Mine ID 1514335Trainer view →