Front-End Loader, Scraper-Loader Operator, Pan Operator, Payloader, Scraper Rig Operator fatality

March 7, 2019 at 1:30 PM

HWM 61 · South Fork Coal Co., LLC · Greenbrier County, WV

Investigator narrative

Victim was assisting with extracting the highwall miner cars. EE had been shoveling dirt/mud off the deck of the miner. EE was standing at the rear of the deck while a car was being extracted and for unknown reason head came forward and was caught between the car and a support post. Suffered crushing injuries to the head.

Record details

Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time: Hand Load, Hand Shoveling
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Total mining experience: 10 years
Experience at this mine: 1.69 years
Experience in this job: 6 years
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Coal

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