Fatality · MSHA Record #220220260035

Laborer fatality at OHIO COUNTY MINE (Ohio County Coal Resources, Inc.), WV, January 14, 2022

at 11:12 AM

On January 14, 2022, a laborer was fatally injured in a slip or fall of person accident at OHIO COUNTY MINE (Ohio County Coal Resources, Inc.), WV.

OHIO COUNTY MINE · Underground · Coal

Operator: Ohio County Coal Resources, Inc. (ACNR Holdings, Inc)

Contractor on site: A2537

Marshall County, WV

Classification SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Type Fall from machine

Investigator narrative

Employee fell from 28 feet. On top of 400 conveyor belt on 5th floor of preparation plant. Fell to 4th floor.

Final MSHA investigation

On Friday, January 14, 2022, at 11:12 a.m., Jeffrey Phillips, a 44 year-old contract laborer with over 13 years of mining experience, was fatally injured when he fell from an elevated work location. The accident occurred because the contractor (NexGen Industrial Services Inc.) did not assure that miners used safety belts and lines while working from an elevated work location.

Root causes

The contractor did not assure miners used safety belts and lines while working from an elevated work location.

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Findings from MSHA's final investigation report, which supersedes the preliminary narrative above.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Fall from machine
Source of injury: FLOOR,WALKING SURF-NOT UG
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 13 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 8 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220220260035 · Mine ID 4601436 Trainer view →