Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220082910025

Continuous Miner Operator

October 16, 2008 at 1:40 PM
Pattiki · Facility · Coal
White County, IL
Classification MACHINERY
Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
WHILE OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER, THE OPERATOR PINNED HIMSELF BETWEEN THE MACHINE AND A COAL RIB.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Continuous Miner
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
FACE
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
ABDOMEN/INTERNAL ORGANS
Total mining experience
8 years
Experience at this mine
8 years
Experience in this job
4 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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