COAL MINE FATALITY - On Friday, March 1, 1996, a roof bolting
machine operator was assisting with repairs to a conveyor belt that had broken
during the production shift. The miner was pushing on the belt with his hands to
maintain tension between the belt and power rollers to help feed the belt thru the
tandem drive rollers on the belt drive. He became entangled between the two power
rollers of a belt conveyor drive.
This is the seventh coal mine fatality in 1996. As of March 1 of last year there
had been 3 fatalities. This death is the second classified as POWERED HAULAGE in
1996.
Line drawing of the accident scene
For more information: 
MSHA's Fatal Accident Investigation Report [FTL96C07]
