February 20, 2006
IN · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
White River Coal, Inc. · Struck by flying object
Miner operator had backed continuous miner out to intersection to get a rock off miner. After rock had been removed, continuous miner was trammed into face to load a shuttle car. After shuttle car came in & got loaded, s/c operator started tramming toward feeder & as he got to rock in intersection, he hit it with car, flipping it into operator's cab. Size of rock 5'x 4'x 8"