Lw Propman

November 22, 1992 at 12:30 AM

Shamrock #18 Series · Underground · Coal

Operator: Shamrock Coal Company Inc (Sunoco, Inc.)

Leslie County, KY

Classification MACHINERY

Type Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

AN EMULSION JACK WAS BEING USED TO FREE LONGWALL SHIELD NO 125,WHICH WAS WEDGED BETWEEN THE GOB PLATE AND SHIELD NO 124.THE PLATE WAS ANGLED;LEANING TOWARD THE JACK.AS THE JACK WAS PRESSURIZED THE PLATE ANGLE DECREASED ENOUGH TO FREE THE JACK HEAD;RELEASINNG THE POTENTIAL ENERGY STORED IN THE FLEXING OF THE PLATE.THIS CAUSED THE JACK TO COME UP STRIKING EMPLOYEE.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Advance Roof Support-Longwall
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
Mining method: Longwall
Accident type: Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: LONGWALL SUPT,JKS & CHOCK
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 10 years
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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