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October 27, 2009 at 7:00 AM

NORTH EAGLE MINE · Underground · Coal

Operator: Newtown Energy Inc (Robert E Ellis)

Boone County, WV

Classification HOISTING

Type Struck by powered moving object

Investigator narrative

Hoisting accident, still under investigation.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Lay Or Repair Railroad Track
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: SLOPE/INCLINED SHAFT
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Struck by powered moving object
Source of injury: ELEVATORS,CAGES,SKIPS,ETC
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 25 years
Experience at this mine: 6 years
Experience in this job: 12 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Every record on this page mirrors what MSHA publishes under its Open Government Data program, refreshed weekly. MSHA does not publish per-accident URLs — the Accidents data is distributed as a single bulk file — so this is how to retrieve the source for the specific record below:

Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip — then search for Document number 220093130035 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System — search by Mine ID 4608759
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220093130035 · Mine ID 4608759 Trainer view →