Shuttle Car Operator fatality at Fern Valley (H R Wood Coal Company Inc), KY, August 24, 1984

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On August 24, 1984, a shuttle car operator was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Fern Valley (H R Wood Coal Company Inc), KY.

Fern Valley · Underground · Coal

Operator: H R Wood Coal Company Inc (Wood Haynes R)

Butler County, KY

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck against a moving object

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Investigator narrative

LOW COAL AND HUMAN ERROR AND CAUSED FATALITY

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Shuttle Car, Ram Car, Buggy
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INTERSECTION
Mining method: Conventional Stoping
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Source of injury: MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 8 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219842550002 · Mine ID 1512153 Trainer view →