Laborer fatality at Job #49 (Premier Elkhorn Coal Company, LLC), KY, June 3, 2008

at 11:35 AM

On June 3, 2008, a laborer was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Job #49 (Premier Elkhorn Coal Company, LLC), KY.

Job #49 · Surface · Coal

Operator: Premier Elkhorn Coal Company, LLC (TECO Energy Inc)

Contractor on site: R828

Pike County, KY

Classification MACHINERY

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

A tree split & fell onto the victim, pinning him between two trees.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Hand Tools (Powered)
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: PLANTS,TREES,VEGETATION
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 10 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220081620078 · Mine ID 1518946 Trainer view →