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Case study · MSHA Record #219835550001
Mine Manager fatality
September 2, 1983 at 3:25 PM
No 1
· J W Coal Company
· Floyd County, KY
Investigator narrative
AN ELKHORN AR-4 BATTERY SCOOP OPERATED BY VICTIM WAS BEING TRAMMED FROM THE SCOOP PILE LEVEL TO THE MINE PORTAL LEVEL ON THE SURFACE NEAR THE TOP OF THE INCLINE RAODWAY. THE SCOOP STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWNGRADE & STRUCK THE UPPER HILLSIDE BANK. A LARGE BOULDER WAS DISLODGED & FELL ON TO THE OPERATOR COMPARTMENT STRIKING & IMPALING THE VICTIM ON THE END OF T HE DEENERGIZEIN
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Load-Haul-Dump (Ug)
- Subunit / location
- SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
- Source of injury
- CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 10 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 6 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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