Fatality · MSHA Record #219860830042

Longwall Operator fatality at Meigs #2 Mine (Southern Ohio Coal Company), OH, March 12, 1986

at 10:30 PM

On March 12, 1986, a longwall operator was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Meigs #2 Mine (Southern Ohio Coal Company), OH.

Meigs #2 Mine · Facility · Coal

Operator: Southern Ohio Coal Company (American Electric Power Company Inc)

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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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219860830042 · Mine ID 3301173 Trainer view →