Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219860830042

Longwall Operator

March 12, 1986 at 10:30 PM
Meigs #2 Mine · Facility · Coal
Meigs County, OH
Classification POWERED HAULAGE
Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
A RAM JACK BEIN1 TRANSPORTED ON THE FACE CONVEYOR CAUGHT THE SHEAR THEN THE MOVING FACE CONVEYOR PUSHING SHEAR OFF THE PANLINE AND INTO I.NAME CRUSHING HIM BETWEEN THE SHEAR DRUM AND THE TOP
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Observe Operations
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
FACE
Mining method
Longwall
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience
8 years
Experience at this mine
8 years
Experience in this job
2 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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