Fatality · MSHA Record #220260750023
Continuous Miner Operator, Coal Mole Operator
March 5, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Montgomery County, IL
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeCaught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
The IE was moving the miner to the face in entry #3 when we found the IE pinned between the miner tail and the solid rib.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Continuous Miner
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Source of injury
- UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Total mining experience
- 6.4 years
- Experience at this mine
- 4.17 years
- Experience in this job
- 3.85 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220260750023 · Mine ID 1103182