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POWERED HAULAGE

Fatal · 220123450028 · 11/30/2012 · White Buck Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck by powered moving object
Occupation
Electrician, Lineman
Activity
Electrical maintenance
Injury source
MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
0
Mine experience
1.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
White Buck Coal Company
Mine
4609154

Narrative

At Approx. 1:20 am EE, a certified electrician, was fatally injured when he was struck by a maintenance scoop in an intersection of #7 entry on #2 unit during the third shift. Present information suggests that the scoop operator did not observe EE in the intersection prior to the incident due to miscommunication.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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