Fatality · MSHA Record #220072060045

Maintenance Man fatality at Three Mile Mine #1 (CAM Mining LLC), KY, July 16, 2007

at 4:35 PM

On July 16, 2007, a maintenance man was fatally injured in an explosives and breaking agents accident at Three Mile Mine #1 (CAM Mining LLC), KY.

Three Mile Mine #1 · Surface · Coal

Operator: CAM Mining LLC (Wexford Capital LLC)

Pike County, KY

Classification EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS

Type Struck by flying object

Investigator narrative

Miner was hit in head by fly rock from blast causing his death.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Escaping A Hazard
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Source of injury: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 22 years
Experience at this mine: 3 years
Experience in this job: 20 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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