Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220060390009

Longwall Operator, Chock Operator, Shear Operator, Plow Operator

January 29, 2006 at 11:10 PM
Aberdeen · Underground · Coal
Carbon County, UT
ClassificationFALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
TypeStruck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Investigator narrative
The Shearer operators had cut a taper from #40 shield towards the headgate. The headgate drum was just a foot or two from cutting through the headgate when a bounce occurred. The bouce blew coal through the bounce shields striking him
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Longwall, Shear, Plow
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Accident type
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Total mining experience
12.15 years
Experience at this mine
3.08 years
Experience in this job
1.31 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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