Maintenance Man

January 20, 1994 at 12:15 PM

Job #17a · Surface · Coal

Operator: Addington Enterprises Inc (Horizon Natural Resources Incorporated)

Contractor on site: AZ5

Pike County, KY

Classification MACHINERY

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A D 10 N CAT BULLDOZER,TOMAKE REPAIRS HE HAD TO REMOVE THE BELLY PAN. BEFORE REMOVING ALL THE BOLTS HOLDING THE PAN IN PLACE THE PAN WOULD BE SECURED FROM FALLING WITH A CHAIN OR BLOCKS.WE BELIEVE HE MISS COUNTED THE REMAINING BOLTS TO BE REMOVED AND WHEN HE REMOVED WHAT HE ASSUMED WAS THE NEXT TO LAST BOLT THE BELLY PAN FELL ON HIM.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience: 16 years
Experience in this job: 16 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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