Fatality · MSHA Record #219841000013

Continuous Miner Helper fatality at Sundial No 10b (Peabody Coal Company), WV, March 28, 1984

at 8:12 PM

On March 28, 1984, a continuous miner helper was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Sundial No 10b (Peabody Coal Company), WV.

Sundial No 10b · Underground · Coal

Operator: Peabody Coal Company (Hanson PLC)

Raleigh County, WV

Classification MACHINERY

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

Investigator narrative

VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL ALONG SIDE OF A SHUTTLE CAR WHILE THE MINER WAS LOADING & THE MINER BACKED OUT OF THE PLACE PUSHING THE SHUTTLE CAR TOWARD THE RIB PINNING HIM

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Walking, Running
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: MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Total mining experience: 11 years
Experience at this mine: 3 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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