Fatality · MSHA Record #219963020001

Continuous Miner Operator fatality at Still Run #2 Mine (Little Otter Mining Inc), WV, October 21, 1996

at 7:40 PM

On October 21, 1996, a continuous miner operator was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Still Run #2 Mine (Little Otter Mining Inc), WV.

Still Run #2 Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Little Otter Mining Inc (Bishop Oley K)

Wyoming County, WV

Classification MACHINERY

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

Investigator narrative

THE MINER OPERATOR WAS IN PROCESS OF BACKING THE MINER OUT AFTER CUTTING THE RIGHT SIDE (HE HAD POSITION HIS BODY BETWEEN THE MINER AND THE RIB), SOMETHING CAUSED THE BACK OF THE MINER TO SLEW TO THE RIGHT AND THE VICTIM HEAD WAS CAUGHT WITH THE CABLE HOOK AND THE RIB.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Continuous Miner
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: SKULL
Total mining experience: 12 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 10 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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