MSHA - Coal Mine Fatal Accident Investigation Report
At 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, August 4, 2007, Stevie J. Browning, a 25-year old foreman was fatally injured while assisting a mechanic in the replacement of a cutter motor torque shaft on a continuous mining machine. During the installation of the new torque shaft, the shaft became stuck in the operator's side of the cutting head motor