Fatality · MSHA Record #219971500001

Utility Man fatality at Soldier Canyon (Canyon Fuel Company Llc), UT, May 20, 1997

at 2:40 PM

On May 20, 1997, a utility man was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Soldier Canyon (Canyon Fuel Company Llc), UT.

Soldier Canyon · Underground · Coal

Operator: Canyon Fuel Company Llc (Arch Resources Inc)

Carbon County, UT

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

VICTIM WAS DRIVING A WAGNER DIESEL POWERED SCOOP OUT OF THE MINE WHEN FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, THE SCOOP TRAVELED BACK DOWN THE SLOPE AND THE CANOPY STRUCK AN "I" BEAM ON A OVERCAST WHICH CAUS ED THE CANOPY TO DEFORM, STRIKING THE VICTIM, INFLICTING FATAL INJUIES.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Load-Haul-Dump (Ug)
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 7 years
Experience at this mine: 7 years
Experience in this job: 7 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219971500001 · Mine ID 4200077 Trainer view →