Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220183090003

Auger Helper

October 17, 2018 at 10:25 AM
No. 1 Surface Mine · Surface · Coal
Greenbrier County, WV
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeCaught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
A 33 year old miner was attempting to move an auger steel with an onboard crane when a section of the auger struck ee chest. EE was transported by ambulance to a hospital where ee died.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Auger (Surface)
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury
DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Total mining experience
12.02 years
Experience at this mine
0.02 years
Experience in this job
0.02 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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