Greaser

January 12, 1994 at 4:35 AM

Cub Branch Surface · Surface · Coal

Operator: Stollings Trucking Co., Inc. (Rhonda D Marcum)

Logan County, WV

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

VICTIM WAS IN DANGEROUS POSITION AND WHEN LOADER ENGINE WAS STARTED BECAME TRAPPED BETWEEN LOADER BUCKET & ARM CAUSING SEVERE INTERNAL INJURIES WHICH LED TO DEATH.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience: 3 years
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 3 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219941240001 · Mine ID 4608249 Trainer view →