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Case study · MSHA Record #220112010003

Motorman fatality

July 11, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Voyager #7 · Martin County Coal · Martin County, KY
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
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Locomotive
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method
Continuous Mining
Source of injury
NARO G RAIL CR,MTR-UG EQP
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience
6 years
Experience at this mine
2 years
Experience in this job
2 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Coal
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