October 27, 2010
KY · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
River View Coal LLC
· Struck by powered moving object
Employee received fatal injuries from a shuttle car that struck him while hanging a check curtain on the #6 unit, #7 entry, #11 seam. His body was discovered by the car operator upon returning from the feeder. (AN MSHA, STATE AND COMPANY INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.)