# MACHINERY
> **FATAL** · MSHA accident `220200020010` · 12/23/2019 · The Marshall County Coal Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** FATALITY
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Beltman, Conveyor man,  Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** BELT CONVEYORS
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** SKULL
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.75 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Robert E  Murray
- **Operator:** The Marshall County Coal Company
- **Mine:** [4601437](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4601437)
## Narrative

A fully trained miner was fatally injured while attempting to remove a splice pin from a 72"" mechanical belt splice.  The splice was positioned near the outby side of the tail frame.  The victim was positioned between the bottom conveyor belt and the top conveyor belt.  Investigation is on-going by company, state and federal officials.       

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*