Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220101110005

Miner

April 11, 2010 at 3:30 PM
MC#1 Mine · Underground · Coal
Franklin County, IL
Classification MACHINERY
Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
Employee was struck when a stair stringer, secure in 4 locations, inadvertently released, striking employee in the chest area, thereby forcing him into a Genie manlift located approximately 8-10 feet from the point of contact with the stair stringer.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Surface Construction, Nec
Subunit / location
SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Underground location
NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury
METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Total mining experience
22 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
4 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220101110005 · Mine ID 1103189 Trainer view →