Maintenance Man

December 23, 1996 at 11:40 AM

Bear Canyon #2 · Underground · Coal

Operator: C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) (Bill W Stoddard et al)

Sevier County, UT

Classification FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

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

Investigator narrative

A ROCK SLIDE OFF THE MINER AND HIT EE IN THE BACK & KNOCKED HIM INTO THE BOLTER AND CRUSHED HIS CHEST.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Total mining experience: 20 years
Experience at this mine: 7 years
Experience in this job: 7 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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