Maintenance Man

September 20, 1985 at 10:30 AM

Lynch Operation · Surface · Coal

Operator: J & B Coal Company (Bealko Bernard J & Maureen)

Contractor on site: K37

Monongalia County, WV

Classification FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

I NAME WAS WORKING ON THE RIGHT FRONT ROLLER CARRIER STAND ON A CATERPILLAR D9G WHILE POSITIONED UNDER THE BUCKET OF A CATERPILLAR 966C FRONT END LOADER. THE LOADER BUCKET WAS BEING USED TO HO LD DOWN THE ROLLER STAND IT MOVED AND FELL OFF O F THE STAND AND PINNED HIM RESULTING IN FATAL INJURY.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 14 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 18 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

Verify on MSHA

Every record on this page mirrors what MSHA publishes under its Open Government Data program, refreshed weekly. MSHA does not publish per-accident URLs — the Accidents data is distributed as a single bulk file — so this is how to retrieve the source for the specific record below:

Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip — then search for Document number 219852730001 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System — search by Mine ID 4606205
All MSHA datasets: Open Government Data program directory — Accident, Mines, Inspections, Violations, etc.

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219852730001 · Mine ID 4606205 Trainer view →