August 4, 1993
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Knott County Mining Company · Struck by falling object
SHUTTLE CAR WAS TRAVELING TOWARD THE DUMP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK CAME DOWN FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS. THE ROCK LANDED IN THE DECK OF THE SHUTTLE CAR.