Fatality · MSHA Record #220070820042
Outside Foreman fatality at Feds Creek Surface (Double E Augering Inc), KY, March 12, 2007
at 4:00 PM
On March 12, 2007, an outside foreman was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Feds Creek Surface (Double E Augering Inc), KY.
Classification
MACHINERY
Type
Struck against a moving object
Investigator narrative
While excavating coal pit, equipment operator worked himself into a position that when he attempted to correct resulted in overturning excavator on its top, crushing the cab area and the operator.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Power Shovel, Dragline
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Accident type
- Struck against a moving object
- Source of injury
- SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 29 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 1 year
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220070820042 · Mine ID 1518940
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