Fatality · MSHA Record #220091800034

Bull Gang Foreman fatality at D & C Mining Corporation (D & C Mining Corporation), KY, June 9, 2009

at 7:15 PM

On June 9, 2009, a bull gang foreman was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at D & C Mining Corporation (D & C Mining Corporation), KY.

D & C Mining Corporation · Underground · Coal

Operator: D & C Mining Corporation (Horace Garrison Hill)

Harlan County, KY

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

Supply car was bringing concrete block into break to build permanent stoppings when chain broke letting supply car roll through curtain crushing foreman between supply car and 94L bridge causing fatal injury.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Supervise
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: NONPOWRD VECH-DOLI,WHLBRW
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Total mining experience: 40 years
Experience at this mine: 5 years
Experience in this job: 30 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220091800034 · Mine ID 1518182 Trainer view →