Fatality · MSHA Record #219871380001

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Liberty Processing (M A E-West Inc), WV, May 12, 1987

at 6:00 PM

On May 12, 1987, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Liberty Processing (M A E-West Inc), WV.

Liberty Processing · Facility · Coal

Operator: M A E-West Inc (Henry Paul Kizer et al)

Boone County, WV

Classification MACHINERY

Type Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Investigator narrative

FATALLY INJURED3EMPLOYEE WAS EITHER IN A ROTARY BREAKER AND THE BREAKER STARTED UP THROUGH A SHORT IN THE POWER OR HEWAS CLEARING THE ENTRANCE CHUTE TO THE ROTARY BREAKER FROM THE FEED BELTS A ND FELL INTO TH9 BREAKER WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Mill Equipment
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Source of injury: MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 13 years
Experience at this mine: 13 years
Experience in this job: 4 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219871380001 · Mine ID 4603755 Trainer view →