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POWERED HAULAGE

Fatal · 220063170043 · 11/04/2006 · McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp.

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity
Load-haul-dump (UG)
Injury source
CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
HEAD,NEC
Days lost
0
Mine experience
2 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
James River Coal Company
Operator
McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp.
Mine
1518721

Narrative

Employee was operating a scoop between the #5 & #6 entries on the 001/002 MMU one break inby survey station #1411. He was pulling a shuttle car cable that had been wrapped around the canopy post on the left side of the operating deck. As he was pulling the cable, the rear wheel of the scoop ran over the cable. This caused the cable to unwrap & strike him on the side of his head.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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