Fatality · MSHA Record #220171740021

Continuous Miner Operator fatality at Gateway Eagle Mine (Rockwell Mining LLC), WV, June 13, 2017

at 8:43 PM

On June 13, 2017, a continuous miner operator was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Gateway Eagle Mine (Rockwell Mining LLC), WV.

Gateway Eagle Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Rockwell Mining LLC (Blackhawk Mining LLC)

Boone County, WV

Classification MACHINERY

Type Caught 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
Underground location: FACE
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience: 9 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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