Electrician fatality at No 6 Mine (Eastwood Mining Company Inc), KY, April 10, 1987

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On April 10, 1987, an electrician was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at No 6 Mine (Eastwood Mining Company Inc), KY.

No 6 Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Eastwood Mining Company Inc (Tommy Joe Owens)

Pike County, KY

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

THE VICTIM WAS 2PERATING A SCOOP ON ROUTE TO THE SURFACE TO PICK UP MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES, WHEN HE APPARENTLY GOT HIS HEAD CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SCOOP AND THE MINE ROOF, RESULTING IN HIS DEATH.

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: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 13 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 8 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219871100085 · Mine ID 1513014 Trainer view →