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Case study · MSHA Record #220232440013
Belt Foreman fatality
August 30, 2023 at 6:55 AM
No 4 Mine
· Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC
· Tuscaloosa County, AL
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
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Struck by flying object
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
- Mining method
- Longwall
- Source of injury
- BELT CONVEYORS
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- Total mining experience
- 13 years
- Experience at this mine
- 3 years
- Experience in this job
- 3 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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