Belt Foreman, Maintenance Foreman, Maintenance Supervisor fatality

December 7, 2008 at 11:45 AM

Thunder Ridge · ICG Hazard, LLC · Leslie County, KY

Investigator narrative

Owner of J&P equipment cleaning was working on a steam cleaning engine when one of his employees noticed that he was slumped over the engine. This is still under investgation by MSHA.

Record details

Classification: OTHER
Accident type: Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Activity at time: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury: NOXIOUS MINE GASES,NEC
Nature of injury: POISONING,SYSTEMIC
Total mining experience: 16 years
Experience at this mine: 4 years
Experience in this job: 16 years
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Coal

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