Mining worker

August 15, 1985 at 4:00 PM

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 VICTIMS 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: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219855550004 · Mine ID 1513127 Trainer view →