Fatality · MSHA Record #220140630082
Continuous Miner Operator, Coal Mole Operator
February 21, 2014 at 3:35 PM
Operator: Dominion Coal Corporation (SunCoke Energy Incorporated)
Buchanan County, VA
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeCaught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
Employee was tramming continuous miner from #4 heading toward #1 heading when he was caught between the conveyor boom and the rib. There were no eyewitnesses.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Continuous Miner
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Source of injury
- UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Total mining experience
- 5.5 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1.06 years
- Experience in this job
- 2.5 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220140630082 · Mine ID 4406748Trainer view →