At approximately 1:00 p.m. on May 22, 2008, a 64-year old locomotive operator (motorman) was fatally injured when he was pinned between a locomotive (motor) he had been operating and a longwall shearer body he was assisting in transporting. The car on which the shearer body was being transported (carrier) derailed as it was ascending an incline inby a dip in the track entry. The victim was assessing the situation from a location between his motor and the de-railed carrier when his motor, which was coupled to another inby motor, rolled or slid down slope in the outby direction, crushing him between the shearer body and the motor. An MSHA coal mine inspector was conducting an E01 inspection at the mine when the accident occurred and was immediately notified of the accident. At approximately 1:25 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, 2008, Tim Thompson, Manager of Safety at the Oak Grove Mine, contacted the MSHA District 11 Office and reported a serious accident that could result in a depth.


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    Title :

    Coal Mine Safety and Health Report of Investigation: Underground Coal Mine, Fatal Powered Haulage Accident, May 22, 2008, Oak Grove Resources LLC, Oak Grove Mine, Adger, Jefferson County, Alabama, I.D. No. 01-00851


    Contributors:
    D. H. Allen (author) / G. Hennen (author)

    Publication date :

    2008


    Size :

    17 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English