Maintenance Man fatality at Potomac Mine (Laurel Run Mining Company), WV, March 17, 1990

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On March 17, 1990, a maintenance man was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Potomac Mine (Laurel Run Mining Company), WV.

Potomac Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Laurel Run Mining Company (Occidental Petroleum Corp)

Grant County, WV

Classification MACHINERY

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

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE HEAD GATE SHEAR DRUM FROM THE RANGING ARM HUB. THE DRUM SUDDENLY GAVE LOOSE ADN CAUGHT EMLOYEE BETWEEN DRUM AND THE COAL FACE. RESULT WAS FATAL IN JURY TO THE EMPLOYEE.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
Mining method: Longwall
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 18 years
Experience at this mine: 18 years
Experience in this job: 15 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219900810001 · Mine ID 4604190 Trainer view →