Monday, September 24, 2007
Accident Report Released on Fatal Mingo Mining Accident.
The West Virginia Miners’ Health Safety and Training has issued three citations to a Mingo County mine where a section foreman was killed in August. However none of the violations contributed to the death of Steve Browning Jr.
Investigators determined Browning was struck in the head by a shaft that came loose from a continuous mining machine he was helping to fix.
The accident happened at the Rockhouse Creek # 8 Mine near Gilbert .
In an accident report, the state said it cited Rockhouse for not maintaining proper air flow, setting a breaker too high on a transformer and not following its roof control plan.
Investigators determined Browning was struck in the head by a shaft that came loose from a continuous mining machine he was helping to fix.
The accident happened at the Rockhouse Creek # 8 Mine near Gilbert .
In an accident report, the state said it cited Rockhouse for not maintaining proper air flow, setting a breaker too high on a transformer and not following its roof control plan.
# posted by Joe Kinzer @ 1:27 PM 
