March 8, 1984
VA · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Sutherland Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
SCOOP OPERATOR WAS CLEANING A CUT OF COAL, COAL HT. WAS 38 TO 44" ON SECTION. OPERATOR BACKED MACHINE UNDER A BROW AND THE OPERATORS HEAD WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BROW AND SCOOP. SCOOP HAD NO OPERA TING BRAKE SYSTEM