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Case study · MSHA Record #220091690043

Outside Foreman, Leadman fatality

May 21, 2009 at 8:30 AM
Friday Br. 1 · J & A Mining Inc · Letcher County, KY
Investigator narrative
Baked over dump in Rock Truck Death
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience
14 years
Experience at this mine
1 year
Experience in this job
4 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Coal
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) public records · Document 220091690043 · Mine ID 1518955
Mining Incidents · miningincidents.org/incident/195239