Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220070820042

Outside Foreman, Leadman

March 12, 2007 at 4:00 PM
Feds Creek Surface · Surface · Coal
Pike County, KY
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeStruck 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
Total mining experience
29 years
Experience at this mine
1.31 years
Experience in this job
1.5 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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