Bull Gang Foreman fatality at No 1 (Clinchfield Coal Company), VA, June 22, 1988

at 9:25 AM

On June 22, 1988, a bull gang foreman was fatally injured in a machinery accident at No 1 (Clinchfield Coal Company), VA.

No 1 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Clinchfield Coal Company (Pittston Company)

Dickenson County, VA

Classification MACHINERY

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

Investigator narrative

VICTIM SUSTAINED SEVERE FATAL CRUSHING INJURIES TO HIS CHEST WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A LONGWALL ROOF SUPPORT SHIELD & A HORIZONTAL BLOCK ANCHOR JACK

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Advance Roof Support-Longwall
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: SLOPE/INCLINED SHAFT
Mining method: Longwall
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: LONGWALL SUPT,JKS & CHOCK
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Total mining experience: 24 years
Experience at this mine: 21 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219881940059 · Mine ID 4400269 Trainer view →