Fatality · MSHA Record #220112970056
Timberman
October 17, 2011 at 7:40 PM
Operator: Consolidation Coal Company (CONSOL Energy Inc)
Marshall County, WV
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeCaught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
At approx 7:40pm, a haulage accident occurred on the surface area of mine. The EE was in the process of attaching a wire nip to a trolley pole of a ditch digger while apparently standing in front of the ditch digger. The ditch digger became energized and contacted the EE causing injury and subsequent amputation of the lower right extremity at the hip. EE was pronounced dead.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Source of injury
- SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
- Total mining experience
- 9.87 years
- Experience at this mine
- 5.85 years
- Experience in this job
- 3.23 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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