Fatality · MSHA Record #220160340023
Continuous Miner Operator, Coal Mole Operator
January 19, 2016 at 4:05 PM
Operator: Webster County Coal LLC (Alliance Resource Partners LP)
Webster County, KY
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeCaught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
Employee was in preparation to mine the No. 6 Left Crosscut when EE became pinned between the tail of the machine and the coal rib, resulting in fatal crushing injuries.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Continuous Miner
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Source of injury
- UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Total mining experience
- 5.04 years
- Experience at this mine
- 5.04 years
- Experience in this job
- 1.33 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220160340023 · Mine ID 1502132Trainer view →