Bulldozer Operator

July 29, 1997 at 3:06 PM

Cub Branch Surface · Surface · Coal

Operator: Stollings Trucking Co., Inc. (Arch Resources Inc)

Contractor on site: PUL

Logan County, WV

Classification MACHINERY

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

Investigator narrative

EE WAS ON EXCAVATOR. HE WAS IN LOOSE ROCK ON HILLSIDE. HE LOST CONTROL WHEN TRACK GOT ON ROCK. THE EXCAVATOR ROLLED PINNING THE EE UNDERNEATH.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Power Shovel, Dragline
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 5 years
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219972170056 · Mine ID 4608249 Trainer view →