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Case study · MSHA Record #220045550001
Belt Foreman fatality
February 3, 2004 at 4:30 PM
Calvary No. 80
· Calvary Coal Co. Inc
· Leslie County, KY
Investigator narrative
THE VICTIM WAS OPERATING AN AERIAL BOOM TRUCK INSIDE THE BUCKET TO DISMANTLE A SHOP BUILDING. THE VICTIM & TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE USING THE BOOM OF THE BUCKET TRUCK TO LIFT UP WOODEN 4X6 POST. THE POST WAS BURIED IN THE GROUND WITH CONCRETE. WHILE LIFTING THE POST, THE VICTIM WAS THROWN OUT OF THE BUCKET WHEN THE POST SUDDENLY RELEASED FROM THE GROUND.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Fall from machine
- Activity at time
- Surface Equipment, Nec
- Subunit / location
- SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
- Source of injury
- GROUND
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 25 years
- Experience at this mine
- 3 years
- Experience in this job
- 12 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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