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Case study · MSHA Record #220041770020

Laborer fatality

June 16, 2004 at 9:50 AM
No 7 Mine · Jim Walter Resources Inc · Jefferson County, AL
Investigator narrative
AS THE VICTIM WAS WASHING DOWN THE AREA OF THE BUNKER, HE BECAME PINNED BETWEEN AN UPRIGHT BEAM AND THE RAIL BUNKER CAR. THE RESULT WAS FATAL CRUSHING INJURIES.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Wet Down Working Place
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Source of injury
NARO G RAIL CR,MTR-UG EQP
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Total mining experience
23 years
Experience at this mine
23 years
Experience in this job
23 years
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Coal
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