Fatality · MSHA Record #220171740021
Continuous Miner Operator, Coal Mole Operator
June 13, 2017 at 8:43 PM
Operator: Rockwell Mining LLC (Blackhawk Mining LLC)
Boone County, WV
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeCaught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
On 6/13/2017 a continuous miner operator was moving the continuous miner out of the #3 entry on the #1 Section. As EE backed the miner out of the entry EE was caught between the head of the continuous miner and the coal rib. This resulted in fatal crushing injuries.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Continuous Miner
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Source of injury
- UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Total mining experience
- 9.27 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0.42 years
- Experience in this job
- 0.19 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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