Scoop Car Operator fatality at No 58 (N & N Coal Company Inc), TN, July 3, 1986

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On July 3, 1986, a scoop car operator was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at No 58 (N & N Coal Company Inc), TN.

No 58 · Underground · Coal

Operator: N & N Coal Company Inc (Layne Norman D Et Al)

Sequatchie County, TN

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

TOO CLOSE TO RI6 CORNER.MOVING GOB ROCK WITH SCOOP FROM #19 X-CUT BETWEEN #2 AND #3 ENTRIES.ENTERING X-CUT TO LOAD SCOOP WHEN HIS HEAD BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN SCOOP AND RIGHT RIB RESULTING IN FA TAL INJURIES. 3

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Load-Haul-Dump (Ug)
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INTERSECTION
Mining method: Conventional Stoping
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: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 3 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 219862310001 · Mine ID 4002924 Trainer view →