Scoop Car Operator fatality at No 9 (Day Branch Coal Company Inc), KY, May 11, 1994

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On May 11, 1994, a scoop car operator was fatally injured in an ignition or explosion of gas or dust accident at No 9 (Day Branch Coal Company Inc), KY.

No 9 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Day Branch Coal Company Inc (Bobby Joe Hensley)

Harlan County, KY

Classification IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Type Struck by concussion

Investigator narrative

AN EXPLOSION OCCURED IN AN ABANDON PANEL WHERE TWO WORKERS WERE TRANSPORTING BLOCK IN AN S&S SCOOP. THE TWO WERE KILLED AS THE RESULT OF THE EXPLOSION. THE TWO WERE BURNED AND IN AN ATOSPHERE OF CO CARBON MONOXIDE. THEY WERE FOUND APPROX. 12-13 X CUTS INTO THE PANEL. ONE FOUND IN SCOOP BUCKET AND THE OTHER APPROX 10 FEET FROM SCOOP. THE PRESSURE FROM THE EXPLOSIVE HAD BLOWN OUT

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Load-Haul-Dump (Ug)
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Struck by concussion
Source of injury: OXYGEN DEFICIENT ATMOSPHR
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 19 years
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 6 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219941430076 · Mine ID 1516418 Trainer view →