Fatality · MSHA Record #219970490002

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Keystone No 2 Plant (Herndon Processing Company), WV, February 6, 1997

at 2:17 PM

On February 6, 1997, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a handtools (nonpowered) accident at Keystone No 2 Plant (Herndon Processing Company), WV.

Keystone No 2 Plant · Facility · Coal

Operator: Herndon Processing Company (American Metals & Coal International Inc)

Contractor on site: EUV

Wyoming County, WV

Classification HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

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

Investigator narrative

THE VICTIM RECEIVED FATAL CRUSHING INJURIES WHILE WORKING UNDER THE BOOM OF A BANTAM 350 CRANE. THE VICTIM AND CRANE OPERATOR WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE BOOM FROM THE MACHINE. THE VIC TIM APPARENTLY POSITIONED HIMSELF UNDER THE BOOMAND KNOCKED OUT THE 2 BOTTOM PINS CAUSING BOOM TO FALL.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Hand Tools (Not Powered)
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: CRANES,DERRICKS
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 13 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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