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MSHA - Fatal Alert Bulletin

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH

REPORT OF INVESTIGATION

Surface of Underground Coal Mine
Fatal Machinery Accident
August 16, 2000

APPENDIX B
Figure 10


Fatal Investigation Photo

This image shows one of the attachment plates where a flight bolts to the conveyor chain. This appears to be the most likely structure to have caught the lanyard loop. A linear indentation across one side of the secondary lanyard matches the shape of this structure.


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