Laborer fatality at Mine No 20 (Old Ben Coal Company), WV, April 25, 1984

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On April 25, 1984, a laborer was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Mine No 20 (Old Ben Coal Company), WV.

Mine No 20 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Old Ben Coal Company (British Petroleum Company PLC)

Mingo County, WV

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

VICTIM WAS STANDING BESIDE THE PUMP MOTOR COMPARTMENT WHEN A MECHANIC STARTED THE CAR FROM OUTSIDE THE OPERATORS DECK. THE CAR BEGAN TO MOVE-WHEN THE VICTIM SCREAMED, THE MECHANIC JUMPED INTO THE OPERATORS DECK. IN A FRANTIC EFFORT TO STOP THE CAR, HE USED HIS HANDS AND FOOT TO HIT THE CONTROLS. WHEN THE CAR STOPPED, THE FRAME OF THE SHUTTLE CAR WAS COVERING THE VICTIMS BODY UP TO

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Idle
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 8 years
Experience at this mine: 8 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219841280011 · Mine ID 4602052 Trainer view →