Miner fatality at MC#1 Mine (M-Class Mining LLC), IL, April 11, 2010

at 3:30 PM

On April 11, 2010, a miner was fatally injured in a machinery accident at MC#1 Mine (M-Class Mining LLC), IL.

MC#1 Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: M-Class Mining LLC (Coalfield Transport Inc; Foresight Energy/ Murray Energy)

Contractor on site: R58

Franklin County, IL

Classification MACHINERY

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

Employee was struck when a stair stringer, secure in 4 locations, inadvertently released, striking employee in the chest area, thereby forcing him into a Genie manlift located approximately 8-10 feet from the point of contact with the stair stringer.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Surface Construction, Nec
Subunit / location: SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Total mining experience: 22 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 4 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220101110005 · Mine ID 1103189 Trainer view →