Belt Foreman, Maintenance Foreman, Maintenance Supervisor fatality

August 30, 2023 at 6:55 AM

No 4 Mine · Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC · Tuscaloosa County, AL

Investigator narrative

Employee was fatally injured when a belt component malfunctioned (the bridal bar had a mechanical failure and broke) on the C1 Longwall take-up and struck employee in the chest causing blunt force trauma.

Record details

Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Activity at time: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Source of injury: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience: 13.69 years
Experience at this mine: 3.04 years
Experience in this job: 3.04 years
Mine type: Underground
Sector: Coal

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