Rotary Bucket Excavator Operator fatality

May 16, 2024 at 2:15 AM

Coal Mountain No 1 Surface · CM Energy Operations LP · Wyoming County, WV

Investigator narrative

Employee was operating an Excavator assisting Dozer operator in removing a big rock on the DC8A pit area. Excavator was between the rock and the top of highwall. Excavator went over the highwall ejecting the employee.

Record details

Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Activity at time: Power Shovel, Dragline
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury: GROUND
Nature of injury: UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Total mining experience: 0.15 years
Experience at this mine: 0.15 years
Experience in this job: 25 years
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Coal

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