Fatality · MSHA Record #219963130049

Continuous Miner Operator fatality at Mountaineer Mine (Mingo Logan Coal Company), WV, November 1, 1996

at 1:30 PM

On November 1, 1996, a continuous miner operator was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Mountaineer Mine (Mingo Logan Coal Company), WV.

Mountaineer Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Mingo Logan Coal Company (Albert F Robinson)

Mingo County, WV

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

VICTIM WAS OPERATING REMOTE CONTROLLED CONTINUOUS MINER IN THE #4 ENTRY. PILLAR #131 ON THE 9 LT. SECTION WHEN THE TOP STARTED WORKING IN THE ENTRY. HE WAS RUNNING FROM POSSIBLE ROOF FALL AND WAS RUN OVER BY SHUTTLE CAR WHICH HE WAS LOADING.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Continuous Miner
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INTERSECTION
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Total mining experience: 8 years
Experience at this mine: 4 years
Experience in this job: 3 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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