Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220150300055

Continuous Miner Operator, Coal Mole Operator

January 28, 2015 at 6:30 PM
Brubaker Mine · Surface · Coal
Somerset County, PA
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeCaught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
Miner Operator was tramming into cut. When he positioned the miner onto sights, the mining machine was on a knuckle on the bottom causing it to swing in his direction, pinning him against the rib with the tail of the mining machine.
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
10 years
Experience at this mine
0.81 years
Experience in this job
8 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220150300055 · Mine ID 3609939Trainer view →