Fatality · MSHA Record #219932210001
Shuttle Car Operator fatality at Brimstone Mine #1 (Knott County Mining Company), KY, August 4, 1993
at 11:05 AM
On August 4, 1993, a shuttle car operator was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Brimstone Mine #1 (Knott County Mining Company), KY.
Knott County, KY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Type
Struck by falling object
Investigator narrative
SHUTTLE CAR WAS TRAVELING TOWARD THE DUMP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK CAME DOWN FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS. THE ROCK LANDED IN THE DECK OF THE SHUTTLE CAR.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Shuttle Car, Ram Car, Buggy
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- INTERSECTION
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Source of injury
- CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 2 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219932210001 · Mine ID 1516893
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