Mine Safety and Health Administration Coal Mine Safety and Health Report of Investigation: Underground Coal Mine Fatal Machinery Accident August 4, 2007. No. 8 Rockhouse Creek Development, LLC Hampden, Mingo County, West Virginia I.D. No. 46-09018

摘要

At 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, August 4, 2007, Stevie J. Browning, a 25-year old foreman was fatally injured while assisting a mechanic in the replacement of a cutter motor torque shaft on a continuous mining machine. During the installation of the new torque shaft, the shaft became stuck in the operator's side of the cutting head motor. In an attempt to remove the shaft, as the motor was turning after being shut off, the shaft contacted the turning motor and rotated, striking the victim in the head and face. The accident occurred because proper work procedures were not being followed. The repair was performed while the continuous mining machine remained energized with a person exposed to an unguarded, rotating, machine part.