Electrician fatality at White Knight (Elk Run Coal Company Inc), WV, September 9, 1996

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On September 9, 1996, an electrician was fatally injured in a fall of face/rib/pillar/side/highwall accident at White Knight (Elk Run Coal Company Inc), WV.

White Knight · Underground · Coal

Operator: Elk Run Coal Company Inc (Massey Energy Company)

Boone County, WV

Classification FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

THE EE WAS IN A SITTING POSITION PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK ON A ROOF BOLT MACHINE WHEN A RIB ROLL OCCURRED. THE APPROX. SIZE OF THE ROCK AND COAL RIB WAS 14' LONG X 25" WIDE X 13" THICK. THE RIB ROLL CONTACTED THE CITIM ON THE UPPER TORCOIN THE BACK AND LOWER EXTREMITIES CAUSING CRUSHING INJURIES. THIS OCCURRED IN THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT BETWEEN 2 & 3 ENTRIES ON THE WEST MAINS 020

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: UNDERGROUND SHOP/OFFICE
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 24 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 20 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219962610060 · Mine ID 4608055 Trainer view →