Bull Gang Foreman fatality at No 2-A Mine (Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp), KY, August 6, 1986

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On August 6, 1986, a bull gang foreman was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at No 2-A Mine (Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp), KY.

No 2-A Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp (Williams Companies Inc)

Pike County, KY

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

36'' PIECE OF D9ILL STEEL BECAME LODGED BETWEEN WOODEN HALF-HEADER HELD AGAINST ROOF BY ROOF BOLT AND INJUREDS CHEST WHILE HE WAS OPERATING BATTERY POWERED TRACK MOTOR BEING USED AS MANTRIP.TH IS CONCLUSION R9ACHED BY INVESTIGATION MADE BY FED,STATE,& COMPANY OFFICIALS.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Locomotive
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Total mining experience: 15 years
Experience at this mine: 4 years
Experience in this job: 5 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219862260001 · Mine ID 1512325 Trainer view →