Fatality · MSHA Record #220013370001

Laborer fatality at MARSHALL COUNTY MINE (McElroy Coal Company), WV, November 20, 2001

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On November 20, 2001, a laborer was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at MARSHALL COUNTY MINE (McElroy Coal Company), WV.

MARSHALL COUNTY MINE · Underground · Coal

Operator: McElroy Coal Company (CONSOL Energy Inc)

Marshall County, WV

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

2 RIGHT 5 SOUTH TRACK ENTRY, TWO EES WERE INSTALLING FISH PLATES IUNBY A FLAT CAR LOADED WITH RAILS AND ATTACHED TO A BATTERY LOCOMOTIVE. WHEN A THIRD EE ATTEMPTED TO NMOVE THE LOCOMOTIVE AND RAIL CAR OUTBY, IT TRAVELED INBY STRIKING THE EES INSTALLING THE FISH PLATES RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES TO ONE EE AND MINOR CONTUSIONS TO THE OTHER EE. ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Lay Or Repair Railroad Track
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: OTHER
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 5 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220013370001 · Mine ID 4601437 Trainer view →