Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220142900035

Front-End Loader, Scraper-Loader Operator, Pan Operator, Payloader, Scraper Rig Operator

October 7, 2014 at 4:40 PM
HWM 61 · Surface · Coal
Greenbrier County, WV
ClassificationFALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
TypeStruck by falling object
Investigator narrative
Employee apparently entered into highwall miner hole in an attempt to retrieve a cutter chain. While at the chain, the employee was struck by rock from roof.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Crawling, Kneeling
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Source of injury
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Total mining experience
9.5 years
Experience at this mine
2.6 years
Experience in this job
2.6 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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