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Case study · MSHA Record #220140900018
Apprentice fatality
March 25, 2014 at 1:45 AM
Gibson Mine
· Gibson County Coal LLC
· Gibson County, IN
Investigator narrative
The victim was in the process of cutting through the inner left-side side plate. When the cut was completed, the cat frame pivoted upward, pinning the victim between the cat track and frame of the feeder. The side plates connect the hopper jack assembles to the cat frame. The victim was working on n Auxier Welding Inc belt feeder.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Welding Or Cutting
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- INTERSECTION
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Source of injury
- BELT CONVEYORS
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 0 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal
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