Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220112290034

Maintenance Man

August 8, 2011 at 10:50 AM
Century Mine · Underground · Coal
Belmont County, OH
Classification MACHINERY
Type Struck by falling object
Investigator narrative
The victim was leaning over a base lift jack housing. The molded casing catastrophically failed striking the victim in the chest from unknown/undetectable reasons. Cause was catastrophic failure of the housing. Compliance with rules/regs, protective items not a factor, miner proficiency may be a factor, mining equip/systems may be a factor.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
FACE
Mining method
Longwall
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Source of injury
METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Total mining experience
9 years
Experience at this mine
9 years
Experience in this job
6 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220112290034 · Mine ID 3301070 Trainer view →