Electrician fatality at 1-A (Toney'S Branch Coal Company), WV, January 23, 1990

at 7:23 AM

On January 23, 1990, an electrician was fatally injured in a machinery accident at 1-A (Toney'S Branch Coal Company), WV.

1-A · Underground · Coal

Operator: Toney'S Branch Coal Company (Mc Coy Jeffrey S)

Boone County, WV

Classification MACHINERY

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

Investigator narrative

SHUTTLE CAR DRIFTED OFF BLOCKS. THE SHUTTLE CAR HAD BEEN RAISED ADN BLOCKED TO ALLOW REPAIR WORK ON THE CONVEYOR. THE VICTIM HAD POSITIONED HIMSELF UNDER THE SHUTTLE CAR TO PERFORM THE REPAI R WORK WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR ROLLED OFF THE BLOCKING, CRUSHING HIM AGAINST THE MINE FLOOR.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INTERSECTION
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: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Total mining experience: 16 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 12 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219900290044 · Mine ID 4606885 Trainer view →