Fatality · MSHA Record #220121530003
Welder (Shop)
April 25, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Operator: McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp. (James River Coal Company)
Knott County, KY
ClassificationSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
TypeFall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
Investigator narrative
Worker took it on his self to cut belt line down without the use of the equipment that we was using to take it down with. He cut it then started walking away from it as it was falling. Then it caught the catwalk he was on and flipped him over the double hand rail on the catwalk and fell to the ground about 20 ft down.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Welding Or Cutting
- Subunit / location
- SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
- Accident type
- Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
- Source of injury
- GROUND
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Experience at this mine
- 0.02 years
- Experience in this job
- 40 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220121530003 · Mine ID 1518747Trainer view →