Continuous Miner Operator

January 19, 2016 at 4:05 PM

Dotiki Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Webster County Coal LLC (Alliance Resource Partners LP)

Webster County, KY

Classification MACHINERY

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

Employee was in preparation to mine the No. 6 Left Crosscut when EE became pinned between the tail of the machine and the coal rib, resulting in fatal crushing injuries.

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: 5 years
Experience at this mine: 5 years
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220160340023 · Mine ID 1502132 Trainer view →