Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219871800030

Shuttle Car Operator

June 11, 1987 at 5:15 AM
Mine #2 · Underground · Coal
Anderson County, TN
Classification POWERED HAULAGE
Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
TRAVELING UNDER3OVERCAST VICTIM CAUGHT HEAD ON STEEL BEAM WILL OPERATING A S & S 488 SCOOP.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Load-Haul-Dump (Ug)
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
INTERSECTION
Mining method
Continuous Mining
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
15 years
Experience at this mine
2 years
Experience in this job
2 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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