Electrician
EE was walking from one crosscut outby the face in the #2 entry toward the face of the #2 entry when he was struck by the #1 shuttle car.
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A safety hazard involving visibility existed on the No. 1 shuttle car. The metal sideboard between the operator’s deck and the bed had only a narrow slit between the sideboard and the canopy. The shuttle car operator’s field of vision was blocked by this metal, preventing the operator from seeing the victim as he walked toward the continuous mining machine.
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The mine operator failed to train the miners to communicate with shuttle car or equipment operators prior to walking or positioning themselves in the haulage road.
Findings from MSHA's final investigation report, which supersedes the preliminary narrative above.
- Activity at time of incident
- Walking, Running
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- FACE
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Accident type
- Struck by powered moving object
- Source of injury
- MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 36 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 34 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Accident record:
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