Fatality · MSHA Record #220120200006
Utility Man
January 11, 2012
at 7:35 PM
Operator:
Consolidation Coal Company
(CONSOL Energy Inc)
Buchanan County, VA
Classification
EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Type
Struck by flying object
Investigator narrative
The IEE was operating a supp. motor and was helping move a shuttle car. Shuttle car caught a fire valve and broke the fire valve off. The damaged fire outlet was isolated from the main water supply before repairs were started.The IEE was helping re-install the fire valve when the valve blew off and hit the EE over the lt. eye and forehead, causing lacerations,fractures.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
- Mining method
- Longwall
- Accident type
- Struck by flying object
- Source of injury
- METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- Nature of injury
- FRACTURE,CHIP
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 1 year
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220120200006 · Mine ID 4404856
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