Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219873570001

Scoop Car Operator

December 9, 1987 at 8:20 PM
No 1 · Underground · Coal
Pike County, KY
Classification FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Type Struck by falling object
Investigator narrative
I.NAME WAS FATA5LY INJURED 12-9-87 AT 8:20 PM WHEN A ROCK BRAWL FELL OFF A PILLAR OF COAL IN THE #2 ENTRY 0010 SECTION WHILE HE WAS LOADING COAL WITH THE SCOOP HE WAS UNDER ROOF SUPPORT AS THE ROCK FELL ON T2 THE SCOOP CRUSHING HIS HEAD AND BACK
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Load-Haul-Dump (Ug)
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
FACE
Mining method
Conventional Stoping
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Source of injury
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
4 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
2 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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