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MACHINERY

Fatal · 220120870007 · 03/17/2012 · Ohio American Energy Incorporated

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Outside foreman, Leadman
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
0
Mine experience
6.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Robert E Murray
Operator
Ohio American Energy Incorporated
Mine
3304550

Narrative

Employee was directing an end loader towards himself to hook a strap to it for removal of a dolly that was used to move the hi-wall miner launch. Contributing factors were attempting to hook a 6' strap while standing in front of this moving machine and stationary dolly. Cause was human error/bad judgement by the victim and end loader opr.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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