Scoop Car Operator fatality at Clinton #3a (Wise Mining Inc), WV, March 18, 1985

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On March 18, 1985, a scoop car operator was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Clinton #3a (Wise Mining Inc), WV.

Clinton #3a · Underground · Coal

Operator: Wise Mining Inc (Cook William Larry)

Boone County, WV

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WHEN A PIECE OF WATER LINE WAS FORCED ACROSS THE TOP OF THE SCOOP AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Load-Haul-Dump (Ug)
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INTERSECTION
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: RBR,GLS,PLSTC,FIBRGLS,FAB
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 14 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219850910074 · Mine ID 4606473 Trainer view →