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ENTRAPMENT

220181720019 · 06/19/2018 · The Marion County Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
ENTRAPMENT
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
Activity
Injury source
Nature of injury
Body part
Days lost
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Robert E Murray
Operator
The Marion County Coal Company
Mine
4601433

Narrative

Two miners were entrapped on Miracle Run elevator while riding it down into the mine. The elevator speed started to surge so they hit the emergency stop button while 60' from the bottom. Elevator repair company discovered a stationary contact arm on ""H"" contactor had broken. Miners removed from elevator around 4:25 am.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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