Continuous Miner Helper

August 24, 1997 at 6:25 PM

Bear Canyon #2 · Underground · Coal

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

Sevier County, UT

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

THE VICTIM WAS WATCHING MINER CABLE. THE ROOF STARTED TO CAVE, HE STARTED TO RUN AND THE SHUTTLE CAR WAS MOVING OUT AT THE SAME TIME. HE SLIPPED AND FELL AND WAS RAN OVER BY THE SHUTTLE CAR.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Escaping A Hazard
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: MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219972540001 · Mine ID 4202095 Trainer view →