Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220063130056

Shuttle Car Operator

October 30, 2006 at 7:05 AM
No 65 · Underground · Coal
Wyoming County, WV
Classification POWERED HAULAGE
Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
Employee was observing the mechanic working on a shuttle car. It was revealed during the accident investigation, that the mechanic pressed the tram pedal, causing the shuttle car to inadvertently move. The shuttle car crushed the employee between the shuttle car and the rib.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Observe Operations
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
INTERSECTION
Mining method
Continuous Mining
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury
MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience
2 years
Experience at this mine
2 years
Experience in this job
1 year
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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