Fatality · MSHA Record #220041060019
Continuous Miner Operator, Coal Mole Operator
April 3, 2004 at 11:40 PM
Webster County, WV
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeCaught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
Employee was pinned between the coal rib and the ripper head of the continuous miner as he was moving the miner from the 2 right crosscut to the 2 left crosscut by radio remote.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Continuous Miner
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Source of injury
- UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Total mining experience
- 29 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 27 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220041060019 · Mine ID 4608875Trainer view →