Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220101830048

Continuous Miner Operator

June 24, 2010 at 1:00 PM
No. 68 · Underground · Coal
Knott County, KY
Classification MACHINERY
Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
Employee got caught between the continuous miner and the coal rib suffering fatal injuries.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Continuous Miner
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience
12 years
Experience at this mine
1 year
Experience in this job
3 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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