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Case study · MSHA Record #220023010001
Front-End Loader fatality
October 7, 2002 at 1:00 PM
East Brookwood Mine
· Tuscaloosa Resources Inc
· Tuscaloosa County, AL
Investigator narrative
ON OCT.7, 2002, A 31 YEAR OLD MINER WAS FATALLY INJURED BY THE FALL OF A SINGLE ROCK/CLAY MASS FROM LOOSE UNCONSOLIDATED MATERIAL LOCATED ABOVE THE HIGHWALL. RAINFALL HAD OCCURRED DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS & WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN HEAVY JUST PRIOR TO THE START OF THE 6AM SHIFT. MINER WAS HAND SHOVELING RAW COAL FROM THE BASE TO SCOOP INTO LOADER. NOT WEARING A HARD HAT.
Record details
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Hand Load, Hand Shoveling
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 5 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 1 year
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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