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POWERED HAULAGE

Fatal · 220140210076 · 01/16/2014 · Mettiki Coal WV, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Laborer, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
CONVEYORS,NEC
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.35 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Mettiki Coal WV, LLC
Mine
4609028

Narrative

Employee was caught between the feeder and the coal rib as he was tightening up the chain connecting the feeder to the tailpiece. The crew had just completed moving the belt and was in the process of anchoring and aligning the tailpiece. The tailpiece broke loose and when doing so shifted the tailpiece and feeder towards the off side of the belt, where the employee was positioned.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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