Fatality · MSHA Record #219840620031

Shuttle Car Operator fatality at No 1 Mine (D) (Big Mac Coal Company Inc), KY, February 24, 1984

at 6:40 PM

On February 24, 1984, a shuttle car operator was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at No 1 Mine (D) (Big Mac Coal Company Inc), KY.

No 1 Mine (D) · Underground · Coal

Operator: Big Mac Coal Company Inc (Mullins White Jr & James D Mc Intyre)

Letcher County, KY

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

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Investigator narrative

VICTIM WAS ASSISTING THE SECTION ELECTRICIAN IN SPLICING THE TRAILING CABLE TO HIS SHUTTLE CAR WHICH WAS PARKED ON A GRADE. THE SHUTTLE CAR ROLLED DOWN THE GRADE, RUNNING OVER THE VICTIM. THE ELECTRICIAN WAS KNOCKED IN THE CLEAR AND WAS INJURED. VICTIM HAD BROKEN NECK AND CRUSHED CHEST

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INBY PERMANENT SUPPORT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary 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: 2 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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