Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220091800034

Bull Gang Foreman, Labor Foreman, Leadman, Section Foreman, Shift Boss

June 9, 2009 at 7:15 PM
D & C Mining Corporation · Underground · Coal
Harlan County, KY
ClassificationPOWERED HAULAGE
TypeCaught 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
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury
NONPOWRD VECH-DOLI,WHLBRW
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
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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