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Case study · MSHA Record #220010870017
Laborer fatality
March 14, 2001 at
Ranger Fuel Preparation Plant
· U S Steel Mining Company Llc
· Wyoming County, WV
Investigator narrative
IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VICTIM WAS MISSING SHORTLY AFTER 10:00 PM. A SEARCH BEGAN WHICH CULMINATED IN THE VICTIM'S RETRIEVAL FROM THE "A" RAW COAL SILO AT APPROXIMATELY 7:55 PM ON MARCH 15, 2001. IT IS INCONCLUSIVE AS TO EXACTLY WHERE THE VICTIM ENTERED THE RAW COAL SYSTEM. CONSEQUENTLY AN EXACT CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Unclassified, insufficient data
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Source of injury
- MISCELLANEOUS,NEC
- Nature of injury
- UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
- Body part affected
- UNCLASSIFIED
- Total mining experience
- 25 years
- Experience at this mine
- 20 years
- Experience in this job
- 6 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal
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