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Case study · MSHA Record #219951430166

Shuttle Car Operator fatality

May 12, 1995 at 8:50 AM
Meadow River No 1 Mine · Meadow River Coal Company · Fayette County, WV
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
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Activity at time
Shuttle Car, Ram Car, Buggy
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
INTERSECTION
Mining method
Continuous Mining
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
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Coal
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