Electrician fatality at Mine No 1 (Eagle Energy Inc), WV, February 26, 1998

at 2:50 PM

On February 26, 1998, an electrician was fatally injured in a fall of face/rib/pillar/side/highwall accident at Mine No 1 (Eagle Energy Inc), WV.

Mine No 1 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Eagle Energy Inc (Massey Energy Company)

Boone County, WV

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

Type Struck against stationary object

Investigator narrative

A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN A ROCK MEASURING 12" WIDE X 12" HIGH X 50" LONG FELL FROM THE RIB AT THE MINE ROOF. THE ROCK STRUCK THE EE NEAR THE SHOULDER AREA FORCING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CO NTINUOUS MINER LOCATED IN THE AREA. THE VICTIM SUSTAINED MASSIVE HEAD INJURIES WHEN HIS HEAD STRUCK THE CONTINUOUS MINER.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Source of injury: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 26 years
Experience at this mine: 23 years
Experience in this job: 20 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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