Fatality · MSHA Record #220232440013
Belt Foreman, Maintenance Foreman, Maintenance Supervisor
August 30, 2023 at 6:55 AM
Tuscaloosa County, AL
ClassificationPOWERED HAULAGE
TypeStruck by flying object
Investigator narrative
Employee was fatally injured when a belt component malfunctioned (the bridal bar had a mechanical failure and broke) on the C1 Longwall take-up and struck employee in the chest causing blunt force trauma.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Accident type
- Struck by flying object
- Source of injury
- BELT CONVEYORS
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Total mining experience
- 13.69 years
- Experience at this mine
- 3.04 years
- Experience in this job
- 3.04 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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