Fatality · MSHA Record #219912310002

Crane Operator fatality at Rum Creek Preparation Plant (Elkay Mining Company), WV, August 8, 1991

at 5:30 PM

On August 8, 1991, a crane operator was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Rum Creek Preparation Plant (Elkay Mining Company), WV.

Rum Creek Preparation Plant · Facility · Coal

Operator: Elkay Mining Company (Pittston Company)

Logan County, WV

Classification MACHINERY

Type Fall from machine

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A D7G BULLDOZER ON AN EMBANKMENT AND WAS FOUND NEAR THE DOZER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EMBANKMENT WITH FATAL INJURIES SUSTAINED.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Bulldozer
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Fall from machine
Source of injury: GROUND
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: TRUNK,NEC
Total mining experience: 11 years
Experience at this mine: 11 years
Experience in this job: 11 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219912310002 · Mine ID 4605086 Trainer view →