Fatality · MSHA Record #219990880002

Shuttle Car Operator fatality at Joe Branch No 1 (Copperas Coal Corp), WV, March 12, 1999

at 11:15 PM

On March 12, 1999, a shuttle car operator was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Joe Branch No 1 (Copperas Coal Corp), WV.

Joe Branch No 1 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Copperas Coal Corp (Chris Cline)

Contractor on site: 8CV

Wyoming County, WV

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

EE WAS LEAVING THE SIDE OF THE FEEDER IN #7 ENTRY TO RETURN TO THE MINER HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN UP #8 ENTRY. HE MUST HAVE STARTED HIS TURN TOO LATE WHICH LET THE DECK AREA OF THE CAR STRIKE THE RIB THROWING HIM PARTIALY OUT OF THE CAR CRUSHING HIM BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE SHUTTLE CAR.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Shuttle Car, Ram Car, Buggy
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience: 23 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 10 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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