Mine Manager fatality at No 1 (R & R Coal Company), KY, August 15, 1985

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On August 15, 1985, a mine manager was fatally injured in an explosives and breaking agents accident at No 1 (R & R Coal Company), KY.

No 1 · Underground · Coal

Operator: R & R Coal Company (Mc Kiddy Reed)

Whitley County, KY

Classification EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS

Type Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Investigator narrative

THE VICTIM WERE WORKING IN THE UNVENTILATED FACE AREAS. THEY WERE OVERCOME BY THE FUMES FROM THE BLASTING OF THREE CUTS OF COAL IN THIS AREA. THEY DIED OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Unknown
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INBY PERMANENT SUPPORT
Accident type: Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Source of injury: NOXIOUS MINE GASES,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 3 years
Experience at this mine: 3 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219855550002 · Mine ID 1513127 Trainer view →