American Energy Corporation operator

A fatal accident occurred on the longwall face around #144 shield. A ladder line hose got pinched under the toe of the #144 shield. EE did not see hose under shield and initiated the electronic push of the pan-line. The hose that was pinched under the toe of the shield, stretched by movement of pan-line, broke apart and high pressure emulsion fluid struck victim as he traveled by.

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.