Fatality · MSHA Record #219951430166

Shuttle Car Operator fatality at Meadow River No 1 Mine (Meadow River Coal Company), WV, May 12, 1995

at 8:50 AM

On May 12, 1995, a shuttle car operator was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Meadow River No 1 Mine (Meadow River Coal Company), WV.

Meadow River No 1 Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Meadow River Coal Company (Pittston Company)

Fayette County, WV

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

EE, SHUTTLE CAR OPR, WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE WAS STRUCK FROM THE INBY SIDE OF THE NO. 2 SHUTTLE CAR IN AN INTERSECTION USED FOR HAULAGE EQUIPMENT. HE WAS SEATED IN THE DECK OF THE SHUTTLE CAR & WAS NOT SEEN BY THE NO. 2 S. CAR OPERATOR, AS THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Shuttle Car, Ram Car, Buggy
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INTERSECTION
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 19 years
Experience at this mine: 19 years
Experience in this job: 17 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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