Fatality · MSHA Record #220031920001
Continuous Miner Operator fatality at Henderson County Mine (Highland Mining Company LLC), KY, July 2, 2003
at 3:15 PM
On July 2, 2003, a continuous miner operator was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Henderson County Mine (Highland Mining Company LLC), KY.
Henderson County, KY
Classification
MACHINERY
Type
Struck by flying object
Investigator narrative
ON JULY 2ND, 2003, EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN THE NECK BY A PROJECTILE WHILE CUTTING COAL WITH A CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE. PRELIMINARY FINDINGS SUGGEST THE VICIM WAS STRUCK BY A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FROM THE TIP OF A CUTTING BIT.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Continuous Miner
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- FACE
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Accident type
- Struck by flying object
- Source of injury
- METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- Nature of injury
- CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- Body part affected
- NECK
- Total mining experience
- 26 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220031920001 · Mine ID 1502709
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