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Case study · MSHA Record #220180940025
Belt Foreman fatality
March 28, 2018 at 2:15 AM
PANTHER MINE
· Blackjewel L.L.C.
· Harlan County, KY
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
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
- Activity at time
- Conveyor Belt
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- INTERSECTION
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Source of injury
- BELT CONVEYORS
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
- Total mining experience
- 8 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 3 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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