Shuttle Car Operator

March 8, 1990 at 8:25 AM

No 8 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Brandy Mining Inc (Herndon Danny)

Logan County, WV

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

HE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR AND HE GOT HIS HEAD CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CANOPY OF THE SHUTTLE CAR AND A HALF HEADER.

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: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 10 years
Experience at this mine: 2 years
Experience in this job: 8 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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