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March 22, 2023 at 8:50 AM

LONGVIEW MINE · Underground · Coal

Operator: Allegheny Metallurgical, LLC (American Metals & Coal International Inc.; POSCO-NCR Coal Ltd; JAZ Ventu)

Barbour County, WV

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

A miner sustained fatal injuries when the personnel carrier on which the miner was a passenger overturned. Another miner riding on the personnel carrier accidentally actuated the emergency stop causing the personnel carrier to drift backwards down a grade.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Mantrip
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: MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Total mining experience: 17 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 17 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip — then search for Document number 220230930011 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System — search by Mine ID 4609447
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220230930011 · Mine ID 4609447 Trainer view →