Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219841000013

Continuous Miner Helper

March 28, 1984 at 8:12 PM
Sundial No 10b · Underground · Coal
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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