Fatality · MSHA Record #220050940021

Maintenance Man fatality at KIMBALLTON PLANT #1 (Lhoist North America of Virginia, Inc.), VA, April 1, 2005

at 7:42 PM

On April 1, 2005, a maintenance man was fatally injured in a machinery accident at KIMBALLTON PLANT #1 (Lhoist North America of Virginia, Inc.), VA.

KIMBALLTON PLANT #1 · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Lhoist North America of Virginia, Inc. (Lhoist Group)

Giles County, VA

Classification MACHINERY

Type Struck by flying object

Investigator narrative

Plant maintenance employees were installing a bearing housing back into the fan on the #3 coal mill. An employee was fatally injuried by one of the tools being used to install the bearing.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Source of injury: METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part affected: SKULL
Total mining experience: 30 years
Experience at this mine: 30 years
Experience in this job: 21 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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