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Pumper fatality
March 12, 2004 at 12:45 PM
Paynter Branch Surface Mine · Simmons Fork Mining Incorporated · Wyoming County, WV
Investigator narrative
Cutter was fatally injured when he was struck by a falling tree.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck by... NEC
- Activity at time
- Hand Tools (Powered)
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- PLANTS,TREES,VEGETATION
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Experience in this job
- 5 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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