Fatality · MSHA Record #220140210076

Laborer fatality at Mountain View Mine (Mettiki Coal WV, LLC), WV, January 16, 2014

at 9:10 PM

On January 16, 2014, a laborer was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Mountain View Mine (Mettiki Coal WV, LLC), WV.

Mountain View Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Mettiki Coal WV, LLC (Alliance Resource Partners LP)

Tucker County, WV

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

Employee was caught between the feeder and the coal rib as he was tightening up the chain connecting the feeder to the tailpiece. The crew had just completed moving the belt and was in the process of anchoring and aligning the tailpiece. The tailpiece broke loose and when doing so shifted the tailpiece and feeder towards the off side of the belt, where the employee was positioned.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: CONVEYORS,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience: 2 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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