Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220062140026

Pumper

July 20, 2006 at 7:35 PM
Slate Branch · Surface · Coal
Pike County, KY
Classification MACHINERY
Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
A road grader descended down a haul road backwards and landed against the hillside in a ditch. The operator was found under the ripper at the rear of the machine.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Grader
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location
NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
20 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
5 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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