Fatality · MSHA Record #220001370001
Continuous Miner Operator
May 12, 2000
at 7:55 PM
Operator:
Buchanan Production Company
(Gary A Horn)
Buchanan County, VA
Classification
MACHINERY
Type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING THE MINER OUT OF THE #3 HEADING LEFT BREAK WHEN HE GOT PINNED BETWEEN THE MINER AND THE RIB.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Continuous Miner
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- FACE
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Source of injury
- UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- Total mining experience
- 12 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 6 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220001370001 · Mine ID 4406812
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