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
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.
Figure 10
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.