![]() Jan Care Ambulance received the emergency call at 12:16 p.m.Įllis returned to the victim and attempted to get him out. Ellis instructed Sargent to call Barker and get an ambulance because someone had been injured at the D10. Ellis then walked around the dozer, and discovered the belly pan lying on Workman.Įllis ran to his loader and called for Clayton Sargent, emergency medical technician, by radio. Ellis drove his loader to the dozer, and yelled for Workman. Ellis had been working in the area of the preparation plant and realized he had not seen Workman for some time. Suttle left the area at approximately 10:35 a.m.Īt approximately 12:00 p.m., Donald Ellis, loader operator, decided to check on Workman. Workman indicated that he was going to pin the flywheel on the machine to ensure the machine's timing would not get out of sequence. The belly pan was in the raised position, and the hoist cable was stretched tight. Suttle noticed the truck-mounted crane and a chain were in use to support the belly pan. As Suttle arrived, Workman emerged from beneath the dozer and they spoke for approximately five minutes. Suttle traveled to the bulldozer to see if Workman needed anything. Whitt left the area at approximately 8:45 a.m.Īt approximately 10:30 a.m. Workman had removed the fuel filter housing on the bulldozer and had found a check valve that he thought was the problem. At approximately 8:30 a.m., Larry Whitt, area manager, traveled to the bulldozer to speak with Workman because he needed a part number for another machine. Workman left the preparation plant and traveled to the bulldozer, located at the clean coal stockpile area, in his mechanic's truck and began repair work on the dozer. Workman walked into the preparation plant office, introduced himself to Bob Barker, plant superintendent, and indicated he would be working on the D10N bulldozer. Workman traveled along the mine haulage road and arrived at the preparation plant at approximately 6:00 a.m. and reported to Frank Suttle, superintendent. On March 12, 2008, Workman arrived at the surface mine at approximately 5:00 a.m. At approximately 2:30 p.m., Taylor left the area. Taylor instructed Workman to remove the fuel system, and send it to Whayne Supply, Inc. ![]() Taylor and Workman concluded that the dozer's low revolutions per minute (RPM) and hard starting condition was caused by a fuel system problem. They traveled to the preparation plant in order to discuss a Caterpillar D10N bulldozer, serial number 2YD01165, which was having power loss problems. Workman, contract mechanic, at the adjacent Fourmile Fork Surface Mine. On Tuesday March 11, 2008, Steve Taylor, maintenance supervisor, met John G. The mine Non Fatal Days Lost (NFDL) incidence rate in 2007 was 0.00, compared to the national average of 1.80 for mines of the same type. A regular safety and health inspection was started on Maand was ongoing at the time of the accident. The last regular inspection by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) of this operation was completed August 2, 2007. Workman Repair Services provides contract mechanical repairs services for mobile equipment. The victim was the owner and operator of Workman Repair Services, Winfield, West Virginia. The principal officers for the mine at the time of the accident were: The plant prepares coal from two underground mines and one surface mine. ![]() The plant employs 27 miners and operates two production shifts and one maintenance shift. ![]() The Alloy Preparation Plant #1 is located near Boomer, Fayette County, West Virginia and is owned by Appalachian Fuels, LLC, Ashland, Kentucky. ![]()
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