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Case study · MSHA Record #219923420001
Lw Propman fatality
November 22, 1992 at 12:30 AM
Shamrock #18 Series
· Shamrock Coal Company Inc
· Leslie County, KY
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
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck by... NEC
- Activity at time
- Advance Roof Support-Longwall
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- FACE
- Mining method
- Longwall
- 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
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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