Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220030370002

Scoop Car/Scooptram Operator

January 30, 2003 at 9:45 PM
Mine #10 · Underground · Coal
Pike County, KY
Classification POWERED HAULAGE
Type Struck by flying object
Investigator narrative
EE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP TO KNOCK OUT A STOPPING BETWEEN ENTRIES & CLEAN UP BLOCKS & OTHER MATERIAL. WHILE SCOOPING, THE BUCKET PICKED UP A 20' SECTION OF 4" DIAMETER HARD PLASTIC PIPE WITH A METAL COUPLING ON ONE END. THE END OF THE PIPE OPPOSITE THE OPERATOR HIT THE RIB & THE COUPLING END CAUGHT THE INNER CORNER OF THE BUCKET ON THEOPERATOR'S SIDE, BOWED & STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Load-Haul-Dump (Ug)
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
OTHER
Mining method
Continuous Mining
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Source of injury
METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
HEAD,NEC
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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