Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220113080004

Bulldozer Operator, Universal Operator, Heavy Equipment Operator, Operating Engineer

November 2, 2011 at 9:45 AM
Mill Branch · Surface · Coal
Harlan County, KY
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeStruck against a moving object
Investigator narrative
Employee was reclaiming highwall with dozer when the dozer flipped and rolled several times landing in the road. Employee was unconscious with labored breathing when they got to him.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Bulldozer
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Source of injury
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience
8 years
Experience at this mine
5 years
Experience in this job
8 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
Verify on MSHA

Every record on this page mirrors what MSHA publishes under its Open Government Data program, refreshed weekly. MSHA does not publish per-accident URLs — the Accidents data is distributed as a single bulk file — so this is how to retrieve the source for the specific record below:

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220113080004 · Mine ID 1517821Trainer view →