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Case study · MSHA Record #219842050168
Beltman fatality
July 15, 1984 at 2:00 AM
Ovenfork Mine
· Blue Diamond Coal Company
· Letcher County, KY
Investigator narrative
I.NAME AND I.NAME WERE TAKING DOWN AN IDLE BELT HEAD DRIVE SYSTEM FOUR RETAINING BOLTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE WERE CUT LEAVING FOUR ON THE LEFT SIDE WHEN THE RIGHT SIDE FAILED TO BREAK LOOSE I.NAM E WENT FOR AN AXE OR OTHER TOOL TO KNOCK THE UNIT LOOSE AS HE DID HE STEPPED UNDER THE WEAKENED UNIT AND THE 4 REMAINING BOLTS SHEARED CAUSING DRIVE ROLLER TO FALL & CRUSH I.NAME RESULTING IN
Record details
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Walking, Running
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- INBY PERMANENT SUPPORT
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Source of injury
- BELT CONVEYORS
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 9 years
- Experience at this mine
- 9 years
- Experience in this job
- 3 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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