Coal Sampler

October 16, 1997 at 10:40 AM

Log Creek Loadout Facility · Facility · Coal

Operator: Kindill Mining Inc (Bassco Valley LLC)

Contractor on site: 7GM

Pike County, IN

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

VITIM WAS EMPLOYED BY FOXFIRE ENVIRONMENTAL INC CONTRACTED BY KINDILL MINING TO PICK UP WATER SAMPLES AT REMOTE SAMPLING SITES. A 4-WHEELER ATV USED BY THE VICTIM OVERTURNED ALONG A REMOTE DRA INAGE DITCH AND LANDED ON TOP OF HIM. IT APPEARED THAT THE VICTIM ATTEMPTED TO STEER AROUND A BUSH AND OVERTURNED ON THE SIDE OF A DRAINAGE DITCH BERM. THE ATV LOOKED LIKE IT ROLLED ONCE AND

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Surface Equipment, Nec
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: VEHICLES,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219973030056 · Mine ID 1200330 Trainer view →