Section Foreman

November 4, 2013 at 2:00 PM

MC#1 Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: M-Class Mining LLC (Coalfield Transport Inc; Foresight Energy/ Murray Energy)

Franklin County, IL

Classification FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

Employee was shoveling coal into the Longwall pan line. A piece of coal fell from the face striking the employee. Employee was standing under shield #123 on the Longwall face at the time of the accident.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Hand Load, Hand Shoveling
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
Mining method: Longwall
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience: 16 years
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 8 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip — then search for Document number 220133100013 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System — search by Mine ID 1103189
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220133100013 · Mine ID 1103189 Trainer view →