Continuous Miner Operator fatality at Choctaw Mine (Drummond Company, Inc.), AL, October 15, 1984

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On October 15, 1984, a continuous miner operator was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Choctaw Mine (Drummond Company, Inc.), AL.

Choctaw Mine · Surface · Coal

Operator: Drummond Company, Inc. (Alabama By-Products Corp)

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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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219842960001 · Mine ID 0100347 Trainer view →