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Case study · MSHA Record #220122190019

Discontinued 1/31/2014. Several Other Codes Cover Scoop Car Operator fatality

July 31, 2012 at 1:05 PM
BECKLEY POCAHONTAS MINE · ICG Beckley LLC · Raleigh County, WV
Investigator narrative
While the injured was attempting to change the batteries on the # 8 scoop, the # 11 scoop was traveling outby and impacted the # 8 scoop causing it to move and pin the victim against the coal rib.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
INTERSECTION
Mining method
Continuous Mining
Source of injury
MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience
5 years
Experience at this mine
1 year
Experience in this job
1 year
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Coal
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