Drill Operator fatality

February 12, 2025 at 9:28 AM

CCU Sexton Strip · CCU Coal and Construction LLC · Harrison County, OH

Investigator narrative

Employee was operating a DM45 Highwall Drill on a drill bench. Employee was traveling parallel to the edge and the outside edge gave way. The drill slid off the bench and landed 25 feet below.

Record details

Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Activity at time: Surface Equipment, Nec
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Total mining experience: 47 years
Experience at this mine: 23.19 years
Experience in this job: 47 years
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Coal

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