Shuttle Car Operator

October 1, 1988 at 9:00 PM

#3 · Underground · Coal

Operator: K T K Mining & Construction Inc (Scott Kiscaden et al)

Martin County, KY

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO NEGOTIATE A TURN ON THE SHUTTLE CAR, AND IN DOING SO, HE ATTEMPTED TO SEE BETTER BY REMOVING HIMSELF FROM UNDER THE CANOPY AND WAS TRAPPED AND CRUSHED BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE CANOPY.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Shuttle Car, Ram Car, Buggy
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 2 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219882800126 · Mine ID 1516308 Trainer view →