Fatality · MSHA Record #219982860001

Drill Operator fatality at Pettys Fork Mine #1 (Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc), KY, October 5, 1998

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On October 5, 1998, a drill operator was fatally injured in a fall of face/rib/pillar/side/highwall accident at Pettys Fork Mine #1 (Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc), KY.

Pettys Fork Mine #1 · Surface · Coal

Operator: Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc (Donn A Chickering)

Pike County, KY

Classification FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

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

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HIGHWALL DRILL, WHEN MATERIAL FELL FROM HIGHWALL STRIKING CAB OF DRILL, FATALLY INJURING EMPLOYEE.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Drill Face, Rib, Side, Down
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 12 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 11 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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