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Case study · MSHA Record #220080650040
Rodman fatality
February 25, 2008 at 11:00 AM
Nolo
· AMFIRE Mining Company LLC
· Indiana County, PA
Investigator narrative
EE traveled to get backsight in order to advance survey station in the #5 entry of the 2nd Butt Right off of South Mains section. The backsight was outby a run-thru check curtain. He was struck by a loaded shuttle car as it traveled from the #6 face to the feeder through the run-thru check, and incurred fatal injuries. He was found by the shuttle car operator on his return trip.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Struck by powered moving object
- Activity at time
- Walking, Running
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- INTERSECTION
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Source of injury
- MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 7 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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