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Case study · MSHA Record #220242320035
Laborer fatality
August 11, 2024 at 12:05 AM
West Elk Mine
· Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C.
· Gunnison County, CO
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
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Fall from machine
- Activity at time
- Hand Load, Hand Shoveling
- Subunit / location
- SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- 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
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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