TWO EMPLOYEES WERE TRAVELING TO THE OUTSIDE BY WAY OF THE BELTLINE.THEY BOTH WERE OPERATING SCOOPS.THE BATTERIES WERE LOW ON THE 1ST SCOOP AND WAS BEING PUSHED BY THE 2ND ONE.THE 2ND ONE START ED BACKWARDS, INTO THE BELTLINE RESULTING IN INSTANT DEATH DUE TO INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND CHEST.
Bottom Creek Mining Inc operator
Controlled by
Asbury Kyle
MSHA operator ID: P21402
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
1992
2 (1f)
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
1 recorded
November 13, 1992
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Bottom Creek Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
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