Fatality · MSHA Record #219940940002

Utility Man fatality at Buchanan Mine #1 (Consolidation Coal Company), VA, March 18, 1994

at 8:45 PM

On March 18, 1994, a utility man was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Buchanan Mine #1 (Consolidation Coal Company), VA.

Buchanan Mine #1 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Consolidation Coal Company (CONSOL Energy Inc)

Buchanan County, VA

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 19' 6" INBY THE NORTH MAINS #3 BELT TRANSFER POINT BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM BELT OF THE 3 NORTH MAINS #2 BELT.FORMAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO CONCLUSIVE FAT ALITY CAUSE OR ANY ASPECT OF NONE COMPLIANCE WITH RULES AND REGULATIONS.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Conveyor Belt
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Longwall
Accident type: Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 17 years
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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