Continuous Miner Helper

September 5, 2019 at 2:46 PM

CARDINAL · Underground · Coal

Operator: Warrior Coal LLC (Alliance Resource Partners LP)

Hopkins County, KY

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Struck by powered moving object

Investigator narrative

The victim was fatally injured when EE was struck by a battery powered scoop which had trammed through a translucent line curtain in the #3 Entry of the #6 Unit (MMU 005) just outby the working place where the continuous mining machine was being operated. Co-workers observed the victim in a sitting position stretching EE's legs prior to the accident.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Idle
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Struck by powered moving object
Source of injury: MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 15 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 10 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip — then search for Document number 220192600016 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System — search by Mine ID 1517216
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220192600016 · Mine ID 1517216 Trainer view →