Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219910700238

Scoop Car Operator

February 26, 1991 at 1:30 PM
Camp #11 · Surface · Coal
Union County, KY
Classification POWERED HAULAGE
Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
I NAME OPERATING SCOOP IN REMOTE MODE SCOOPED FACE 3 ENTRY WHILE BACKING HE WAS STRUCK BY SCOOP CRUSHED BETWEEN SCOOP AND ROOF BOLTER SETTING IN X CUT CRUSHING BLOW CAUSED FATAL INJURIES TO RI GHT SIDE OF TORCO.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Load-Haul-Dump (Ug)
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
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience
15 years
Experience at this mine
10 years
Experience in this job
0 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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