Costain Coal Inc · Struck by falling object
WHILE CHIPPING ICE OFF OF THE EAST PORTAL INTAKE AIRSHAFT WALLS,A PIECE OF ICE FELL FROM AN UNKNOWN LOCATION AND FATALLY STRUCK THE VICTIM IN THE HEAD.
Costain Coal Inc · Struck by flying object
EE WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN A METAL FRAGMENT FROM A PLANTARY DRIVE UNIT WAS STRUCK WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER THE METAL FRAGMENT ENTERED IN HIS LOWER RIGHT NECK CUTTING THE AORTA
August 23, 1995
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Costain Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS EVIDENTLY INSPECTING HIS SHUTTLE CAR CABLE WHICH HAD LOST POWER. HE WAS STANDING AT THE SHUTTLE CAR REEL BETWEEN THE CAR AND CURTAIN APPROXIMATELY 5' AWAY. A SCOOP BACKED THROUGH THE CURTAIN AND HIT THE CAR AND EMPLOYEE, PINNING HIM BETWEEN THE SCOOP AND CAR.