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Case study · MSHA Record #220062990029
Continuous Miner Operator fatality
October 20, 2006 at 2:30 PM
Whitetail Kittanning Mine
· Kingwood Mining Company LLC
· Preston County, WV
Investigator narrative
The miner operator on the east mains, left section, MMU 007-0, received fatal crushing injuries when portions of the right rib and corner fell unexpectedly. This occurred suddenly while the miner operator was cleaning the second cut in the 5 to 6 crosscut. The rib anomaly was approx 8.5' X 4.5' X 4.5' in the 5 to 6 crosscut and fell pinning operator against shuttle car.
Record details
- Classification
- FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Continuous Miner
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Source of injury
- CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 25 years
- Experience at this mine
- 11 years
- Experience in this job
- 11 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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