Fatality · MSHA Record #219870990001

Car Dropper fatality at Feats Loadout (Laurel Run Mining Company), WV, March 27, 1987

at 2:30 PM

On March 27, 1987, a car dropper was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Feats Loadout (Laurel Run Mining Company), WV.

Feats Loadout · Facility · Coal

Operator: Laurel Run Mining Company (Occidental Petroleum Corp)

Logan County, WV

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

WAS DROPPING R/9 CARS RIDING FRONT END BRAKE & RAM INTO ANOTHER CAR & HE WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE CARS.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Spot Rail Cars, Trip Riding
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: STD G RAIL CR,MTR-SURF EQ
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 38 years
Experience at this mine: 9 years
Experience in this job: 9 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Same year

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219870990001 · Mine ID 4604669 Trainer view →