Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219842960001

Continuous Miner Operator

October 15, 1984 at 9:20 AM
Choctaw Mine · Surface · Coal
Walker County, AL
Classification MACHINERY
Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
VICTIM WAS MOVING A CONTINUOUS MINER FROM 2 LEFT ENTRY THRU FACE X-CUTS TO CUT COAL IN NO 1 RT ENTRY CONTINUOUS MINER WAS LOCATED IN X-CUT BETWEEN NO 1 RT & NO 2 RT WHEN VICTIM WAS CAUGHT BETW EEN CONTINUOUS MINER & RIB
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Continuous Miner
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
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
23 years
Experience at this mine
23 years
Experience in this job
2 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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