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FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Fatal · 220152580025 · 08/19/2015 · Hamilton County Coal, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
Days lost
—
Mine experience
2 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Hamilton County Coal, LLC
Mine
1103203

Narrative

Was putting screw jacks in to hold a pony boom up, supports dislodged and the pony boom came down hitting shoulders knocking EE to the ground. *On October 1, 2015, the injured miner died. On October 13, 2016, MSHA's Fatality Review Committee determined the death to be mining related and chargeable to the mining industry.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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