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Case study · MSHA Record #219900400001

Section Foreman fatality

February 1, 1990 at 4:40 AM
#22 · Bullion Hollow Enterprises Inc · Wise County, VA
Investigator narrative
THE VICTIM WAS TRAMMING A CONTINIOUS MIENR FROM NO. 8 TO NO. 9 HEADING USING A REMOTE CONTROL BOX, WHICH WAS PLACED ON THE MINER, THE MAN WAS THEN CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MIENR AND RIB KILLING THE MAN, THE MINER CAN ALSO BE TRAMMED OUT OF THE DOCK. AN AMENDMENT WAS INCLUDED IN THE ROOF CONTROL PLAN AT B.H.E.
Record details
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Continuous Miner
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
FACE
Mining method
Continuous Mining
Source of injury
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
1 year
Experience at this mine
1 year
Experience in this job
23 years
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Coal
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