Fatality · MSHA Record #220120870007
Outside Foreman, Leadman
March 17, 2012 at 9:45 AM
Operator: Ohio American Energy Incorporated (Robert E Murray)
Jefferson County, OH
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeCaught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
Employee was directing an end loader towards himself to hook a strap to it for removal of a dolly that was used to move the hi-wall miner launch. Contributing factors were attempting to hook a 6' strap while standing in front of this moving machine and stationary dolly. Cause was human error/bad judgement by the victim and end loader opr.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Handling Supplies Or Material
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Source of injury
- SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Total mining experience
- 19.46 years
- Experience at this mine
- 6.5 years
- Experience in this job
- 4.4 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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