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Case study · MSHA Record #220153550003

Supply Man fatality

December 8, 2015 at 7:53 PM
MC#1 Mine · M-Class Mining LLC · Franklin County, IL
Investigator narrative
Employee was transporting material down slope A. Slope A belt shut off on a fault. Upon investigation of cause of fault, employee was discovered at the bottom of slope A.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Activity at time
Load-Haul-Dump (Ug)
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
SLOPE/INCLINED SHAFT
Mining method
Longwall
Source of injury
FORKLIFTS,STACKERS,TRCTR
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
2 years
Experience at this mine
2 years
Experience in this job
1 year
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Coal
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