Fatality · MSHA Record #220150300055
Continuous Miner Operator, Coal Mole Operator
January 28, 2015 at 6:30 PM
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 →