Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220180940025

Belt Foreman, Maintenance Foreman, Maintenance Supervisor

March 28, 2018 at 2:15 AM
PANTHER MINE · Underground · Coal
Harlan County, KY
ClassificationPOWERED HAULAGE
TypeCaught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Investigator narrative
The belt Foreman & 1 other employee made a belt splice on #7 mainline belt. Belt came on & foreman was dragged approx. 6-7 crosscuts before the belt stopped by a person making belt checks.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Conveyor Belt
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Source of injury
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience
8 years
Experience at this mine
1.33 years
Experience in this job
3 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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