Maintenance Man

June 21, 1983 at 10:15 PM

D-R-1 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Clinchfield Coal Company (Pittston Company)

Dickenson County, VA

Classification IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Type Unclassified, insufficient data

Investigator narrative

ON WAY TO SUPPLY HOUSE WHEN CH4-METHANE EXPLOSION OCCURRED.DIED OF MULTIPLE INJURIES.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Mantrip
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Unclassified, insufficient data
Source of injury: NOXIOUS MINE GASES,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 5 years
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 5 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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