Fatality · MSHA Record #220112010003
Motorman, Motor Person, Swamper, Switchman, Locomotive Operator
July 11, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Operator: Martin County Coal (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.)
Martin County, KY
ClassificationPOWERED HAULAGE
TypeCaught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
Employee was operating the 15 ton Brookville track motor and his head was pinned between the canopy on the motor and a beam on an overcast.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Locomotive
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Source of injury
- NARO G RAIL CR,MTR-UG EQP
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Total mining experience
- 6.15 years
- Experience at this mine
- 2.69 years
- Experience in this job
- 2.38 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220112010003 · Mine ID 1519193Trainer view →