Fatality · MSHA Record #220142900035
Front-End Loader, Scraper-Loader Operator, Pan Operator, Payloader, Scraper Rig Operator
October 7, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220142900035 · Mine ID 3304642Trainer view →