Outside Foreman

March 12, 2007 at 4:00 PM

Feds Creek Surface · Surface · Coal

Operator: Double E Augering Inc (Brian Edmonds)

Pike County, KY

Classification MACHINERY

Type Struck against a moving object

Investigator narrative

While excavating coal pit, equipment operator worked himself into a position that when he attempted to correct resulted in overturning excavator on its top, crushing the cab area and the operator.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Power Shovel, Dragline
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location: NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method: NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 29 years
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip — then search for Document number 220070820042 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System — search by Mine ID 1518940
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220070820042 · Mine ID 1518940 Trainer view →