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MACHINERY

Fatal · 220171740021 · 06/13/2017 · Rockwell Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity
Continuous miner
Injury source
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
Mine experience
0.42 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Blackhawk Mining LLC
Operator
Rockwell Mining LLC
Mine
4606618

Narrative

On 6/13/2017 a continuous miner operator was moving the continuous miner out of the #3 entry on the #1 Section. As EE backed the miner out of the entry EE was caught between the head of the continuous miner and the coal rib. This resulted in fatal crushing injuries.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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