Continuous Miner Operator

April 18, 2008 at 1:30 PM

Little Toby Mine · Surface · Coal

Operator: Rosebud Mining Company (J Clifford Forrest III)

Elk County, PA

Classification MACHINERY

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

Investigator narrative

The victim placed himself where he could get hit by the mining machine.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Continuous Miner
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience: 3 years
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220081150038 · Mine ID 3608847 Trainer view →