Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219912800002

Lw Propman

September 30, 1991 at 3:30 PM
Marshall County River Loadout · Facility · Coal
Marshall County, WV
Classification MACHINERY
Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
THE VICTIM WAS IN AN UNSAFE POSITION WHILE THE #86 SHIELD CANOPY WAS APPARENTLY WEDGED AND SUSPENDED BETWEEN THE CANOPIES OF #85 AND #87 SHIELDS.SHIELD BECAME DISLODGED AND DROPPED CRUSHING TH E VICTIM.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Advance Roof Support-Longwall
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
LONGWALL SUPT,JKS & CHOCK
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Total mining experience
11 years
Experience at this mine
11 years
Experience in this job
1 year
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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