Maintenance Man fatality at Belt Mine (Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc), WV, April 18, 1995

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On April 18, 1995, a maintenance man was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Belt Mine (Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc), WV.

Belt Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc (Bruce Burgess)

Mingo County, WV

Classification MACHINERY

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

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WHILE REPAIRING A CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE WAS POSITIONED IN THE BOOM OF SAID MACHINE,THE CONVEYOR CHAIN CAME ON DRAGGING HIM INTO THE TOP OR CONVEYOR FLIGHT RESULTING IN A SKULL FRA CTURE.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INTERSECTION
Mining method: Conventional Stoping
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part affected: HEAD, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience: 19 years
Experience at this mine: 5 years
Experience in this job: 5 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219951170001 · Mine ID 4607430 Trainer view →