Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219960330001

Welder (Shop)

January 23, 1996 at 1:15 PM
West Volunteer · Surface · Coal
Hopkins County, KY
Classification MACHINERY
Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
THE TOP DECK OF A STEEL BARGE 20' BY 12' BY 12'4" X1/4" WAS BEING REMOVED.ONE HALF HAD BEEN CUT FREE FROM THE BARGE EXCEPT APPROXIMATELY 7' OF ONE 20' SIDE.THERE WAS A LIFTING MACHINE ATTACHED TO THE SHEET METAL ALONG THE 6' SIDE WHICH WAS FURTHEST FROM THE UNCUT SECTION OF THE DECK.THE END OF THE SHEET METAL WAS ATTACHED TO THE LIFTING BOOM WITH A CHAIN AND SHEET METAL CLAMP.THE C
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Observe Operations
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury
METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
HEAD, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience
25 years
Experience at this mine
2 years
Experience in this job
25 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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