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Case study · MSHA Record #220210270015
Shuttle Car Operator fatality
January 22, 2021 at 7:45 AM
Davy Branch Mine
· Aracoma Coal Company
· Logan County, WV
Investigator narrative
#2 shuttle car was traveling back toward #5 entry to turn down towards feeder, and the #3 shuttle car was already traveling this entry when the #2 car came thru the fly pad they contacted the operators compartment of the #3 car injuring the operator. The EE died on 2/21/21, autopsy results state EE died as the result of a thromboembolism.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Struck by powered moving object
- Activity at time
- Shuttle Car, Ram Car, Buggy
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- INTERSECTION
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Source of injury
- MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
- Nature of injury
- OTHER INJURY,NEC
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 11 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 7 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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