Fatality · MSHA Record #220082210042

Shuttle Car Operator fatality at Butcher Branch (Century Operations LLC), KY, July 17, 2008

at 4:20 PM

On July 17, 2008, a shuttle car operator was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Butcher Branch (Century Operations LLC), KY.

Butcher Branch · Underground · Coal

Operator: Century Operations LLC (Broe Companies Inc)

Bell County, KY

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

Unknown, most likely human error. Employee passed away on 7/25/08.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Ride Equipment
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience: 22 years
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 15 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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