Supply Man

March 10, 1986 at 10:05 AM

Owens Branch Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Blue Diamond Mining Inc (Blue Diamond Coal Company)

Perry County, KY

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck against a moving object

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS SW3TCHING A CAR OF SUPPLIES IN THE #3 ENTRY TRACK HAULAGEWAY AND RATHER THAN APPLY HIS BRAKES HE REVERSED THE LOCOMOTIVE AND OPENED THE CONTROLLER WIDE OPEN THIS ALLOWED THE LOCO MOTIVE TO SLIDE3WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKING EFFECT THE LOCOMOTIVE TRAVELLED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE GRADE AND STRUCK A PARKED PERSONNEL CARRIER WHICH WAS SETTING AGAINST ANOTHER 8 TON LOCO. THE DECK

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Locomotive
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Source of injury: MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience: 15 years
Experience at this mine: 15 years
Experience in this job: 2 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219860790111 · Mine ID 1502083 Trainer view →