Fatality · MSHA Record #219922660001

Shuttle Car Operator fatality at Raven No 1 Mine (Koch Carbon Inc), VA, September 9, 1992

at 3:35 PM

On September 9, 1992, a shuttle car operator was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Raven No 1 Mine (Koch Carbon Inc), VA.

Raven No 1 Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Koch Carbon Inc (Koch Industries Inc)

Buchanan County, VA

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

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Investigator narrative

EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR AND RAN THE SHUTTLE CAR IN THE COAL RIB CAUSING HIM TO BE PINNED BETWEEN THE COAL RIB AND SHUTTLE CAR THIS ACCIDENT WAS FATAL TO HIM RESULTING IN DEATH.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Shuttle Car, Ram Car, Buggy
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INTERSECTION
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 8 years
Experience at this mine: 2 years
Experience in this job: 2 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219922660001 · Mine ID 4401717 Trainer view →