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Case study · MSHA Record #220143530034

Maintenance Man fatality

December 16, 2014 at 10:55 AM
Henderson County Mine · Highland Mining Company LLC · Henderson County, KY
Investigator narrative
The unit mechanic was traveling across the section. A ram car was traveling inby toward the miner. The car had only traveled a few feet inby when the employee was struck by the ram car.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck by powered moving object
Activity at time
Walking, Running
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
FACE
Mining method
Continuous Mining
Source of injury
MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
15 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
7 years
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Coal
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