Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220041480009

Electrician

May 18, 2004 at 1:50 AM
Air Quality #1 Mine · Surface · Coal
Knox County, IN
Classification MACHINERY
Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
Ee had gone to face area to service face equip as part of idle shift on unit #4. It appears from acc.site that ee was moving continuous miner from face of #3 entry outby about 1 & 1/2 crosscuts to service it. A coworker said ee had been alone for about 5 min, when coworker found ee pinched between tail of miner & coal rib about 15 ft outby intersection for crosscut #29, entry #3.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Continuous Miner
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method
Continuous Mining
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
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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