Laborer fatality at Mine #3 (Double Mountain Mining LLC), KY, October 9, 2020

at 11:55 AM

On October 9, 2020, a laborer was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Mine #3 (Double Mountain Mining LLC), KY.

Mine #3 · Surface · Coal

Operator: Double Mountain Mining LLC (Michael Blubaugh)

Contractor on site: C1419

Bell County, KY

Classification MACHINERY

Type Struck against stationary object

Investigator narrative

Employee was on Hydro seeder and changed barrels on the gun and pointed the gun at self and engaged the clutch. The pressure knocked employee back against the rails on the truck. CPR was provided but had no effect.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Utility Truck, Water Trucks
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Source of injury: PASS CARS,PICKUP TRUCKS
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: NECK
Total mining experience: 8 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 8 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

Related fatalities

Same classification

July 1, 2026 · Electrician · Warrior Met Coal BC, LLC, AL
May 20, 2026 · Maintenance Man · Pine Branch Mining LLC, KY
March 12, 2026 · Maintenance Man · Kennecott Utah Copper LLC, UT
March 5, 2026 · Continuous Miner Operator · Patton Mining LLC, IL
January 6, 2026 · Maintenance Man · National Cement Company Of California Inc, CA

Same year

December 15, 2020 · Maintenance Man · Rapid FM Aggregates, LLC, KY
December 14, 2020 · Laborer · Cargill Deicing Technology, LA
December 14, 2020 · Laborer · Cargill Deicing Technology, LA
November 23, 2020 · Maintenance Man · Excalibar Minerals LLC, TX
November 23, 2020 · Lw Propman · Panther Creek Mining LLC, WV

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:

Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip then search for Document number 220202890009 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System and search by Mine ID 1519268
All MSHA datasets: Open Government Data program directory covering Accident, Mines, Inspections, Violations, etc.

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220202890009 · Mine ID 1519268 Trainer view →