Scoop Car Operator fatality at RB #4 (Manalapan Mining Company Inc), KY, March 20, 1996

at 5:30 PM

On March 20, 1996, a scoop car operator was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at RB #4 (Manalapan Mining Company Inc), KY.

RB #4 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Manalapan Mining Company Inc (Benjamin R. Bennett)

Harlan County, KY

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO SCOOP FROM BEHIND THE #1 BRIDGE CARRIER WHEN HIS SCOOP MUST HAVE BECOME LODGED AND OR HUNG AGAINST THE LO-LO BELT STRUCTURE OR POSSIBLY THE SOFT MINE FLOOR.WHEN THE S COOP DISLODGED/UNHUNG THE MOMENTUM WAS SO GREAT THAT THE SCOOP LUNGED FORWARD FORCING THE DECK OF THE SCOOP UNDERNEATH THE BRIDGE CONVEYOR TRAPPING VICTIM.THIS INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED BY EVI

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Load-Haul-Dump (Ug)
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INTERSECTION
Mining method: Caving
Accident type: Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 8 years
Experience in this job: 3 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219960930001 · Mine ID 1508293 Trainer view →