Stopping Builder fatality at Choctaw Mine (Drummond Company, Inc.), AL, October 4, 1983

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On October 4, 1983, a stopping builder was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Choctaw Mine (Drummond Company, Inc.), AL.

Choctaw Mine · Surface · Coal

Operator: Drummond Company, Inc. (Drummond Company Inc)

Walker County, AL

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS BEHIND SCOOP TRACTR WHEN SCOOP OPERATOR STARTED UNLOADING MATERIAL PUSHING BLADE OUT AND BACKING UP AND RAN OVER INJURED.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INTERSECTION
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 8 years
Experience at this mine: 8 years
Experience in this job: 7 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219832980144 · Mine ID 0100347 Trainer view →