Post by Logan on Apr 2, 2016 5:06:44 GMT -6
Fatal Kentucky mine accident caused by lack of proper procedures, federal agency says
An accident that killed a coal miner in Western Kentucky last year happened because the company failed to put adequate procedures in place for propping up suspended equipment, according to a report of the investigation.
Rickey A. Thorpe, 29, was killed when an 18-ton piece of equipment fell and crushed him, according to a recent report from the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration.
The fatality occurred Sept. 16 at the Onton No. 9 mine in Webster County, an underground mne operated by Sebree Mining LLC. The company is a subsidiary of Alliance Resource Partners LP.
Thorpe’s death was one of only two at Kentucky coal mines in 2015, tying the record for the lowest number of fatalities.
Read more here: www.kentucky.com/news/state/article69525602.html
An accident that killed a coal miner in Western Kentucky last year happened because the company failed to put adequate procedures in place for propping up suspended equipment, according to a report of the investigation.
Rickey A. Thorpe, 29, was killed when an 18-ton piece of equipment fell and crushed him, according to a recent report from the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration.
The fatality occurred Sept. 16 at the Onton No. 9 mine in Webster County, an underground mne operated by Sebree Mining LLC. The company is a subsidiary of Alliance Resource Partners LP.
Thorpe’s death was one of only two at Kentucky coal mines in 2015, tying the record for the lowest number of fatalities.
Read more here: www.kentucky.com/news/state/article69525602.html