Security Guard

April 18, 2014 at 5:30 AM

Crown Hill Dock · Facility · Coal

Operator: Law River Company, LLC (L W Hamilton; Warren Hylton)

Kanawha County, WV

Classification OTHER

Type Drowning

Investigator narrative

Security guard fell or slipped from the cab of his personal vehicle into a shallow diversion ditch at the base of a berm along a roadway. He was found with his face submerged in approx 12" of water. The death was drowning & that a contributory condition was marked alcohol intoxication. The case was not determined to be chargeable until December 22, 2014.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Getting On Or Off Equipment
Subunit / location: OFFICE WORKERS AT MINE SITE
Underground location: NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method: NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type: Drowning
Source of injury: WATER
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 12 years
Experience at this mine: 12 years
Experience in this job: 12 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220145550001 · Mine ID 4605382 Trainer view →