Continuous Miner Operator

February 13, 2013 at 8:35 PM

Prairie Eagle South Underground Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Knight Hawk Coal LLC (Arch Coal Inc.; Franklin D. Robertson; James O. Bunn)

Perry County, IL

Classification MACHINERY

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

Investigator narrative

At approximately 8:35pm the miner operator was fatally injured when he caught himself between the tail of the miner and the coal rib.

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: TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience: 4 years
Experience at this mine: 3 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220130450018 · Mine ID 1103205 Trainer view →