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August 11, 2024 at 12:05 AM

West Elk Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C. (Arch Resources Inc)

Gunnison County, CO

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Fall from machine

Investigator narrative

Employee was shoveling coal off a conveyor belt, belt moved forward causing miner to fall down transfer chute onto belt conveyor that transferred EE to stacker tube where EE fell onto coal pile.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Hand Load, Hand Shoveling
Subunit / location: SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Underground location: NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method: NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type: Fall from machine
Source of injury: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 5 years
Experience at this mine: 5 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220242320035 · Mine ID 0503672 Trainer view →