Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220013440156

Continuous Miner Operator

November 21, 2001 at 8:10 PM
Gibson Mine · Facility · Coal
Gibson County, IN
Classification MACHINERY
Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
THE VICTIM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING HIS JOY CONTINUOUS MINER FROM THE #3 ENTRY TO THE #4 ENTRY ON #3 UNIT WHENHE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE HEAD OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHICH INFLI CTED THE FATAL INJURIES.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Continuous Miner
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
OTHER
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
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
5 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
4 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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