Fatality · MSHA Record #220100280025
Continuous Miner Operator, Coal Mole Operator
January 22, 2010 at 9:20 AM
Operator: Bledsoe Coal Corporation (James River Coal Company)
Leslie County, KY
ClassificationFALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
TypeStruck by falling object
Investigator narrative
Injury was cleaning gob in 3 left with continous miner, he started backing out of crosscut when corner of rib rolled off on him receiving a fatal injury to his upper torso. Size of rib striking he was approx. 4'L x 36""W x 16"" thick.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Continuous Miner
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Source of injury
- CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Total mining experience
- 12 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1.56 years
- Experience in this job
- 10 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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