Mine Manager

January 9, 1986 at 1:30 PM

No 1 · Surface · Coal

Operator: Monroe Transport Inc (Mc Daries Kenneth)

Letcher County, KY

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

VICTIM WAS IN P9OCESS OF TRAMMING A CAT 992 FRONTEND LOADER UP AN 11 DEG. SLOPE ALONG A ROADWAY LEADING FROM THE MORRIS COALBED EXPLORATION PIT AFTER TRAVELING 258 FT UP SLOPE AN OIL LINE LEA DING FROM THE E3GINE TO THE RT TURBO CHARGER RUPTURED RESULTING IN THE ESCAPE OF ENGINE LUB OIL AFTER TRAVELING AN ADDITIONAL 228 FT THE ENGINE EITHER STALLED OR WAS SHUT OFF BY THE OPERATOR T

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Front-End Loader
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 20 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 219865550001 · Mine ID 1515533 Trainer view →