Fatality · MSHA Record #219942420063

Beltman fatality at Big Mountain No 16 (Pine Ridge Coal Company), WV, August 18, 1994

at 5:15 PM

On August 18, 1994, a beltman was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Big Mountain No 16 (Pine Ridge Coal Company), WV.

Big Mountain No 16 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Pine Ridge Coal Company (Hanson PLC)

Boone County, WV

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

THE VICTIM SUFFERED FATAL CRUSHING INJURIES WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LONG AIRDOX MOBILE BRIDGE CARRIER AND THE MINE RIB.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Conveyor Belt
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
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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