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Continuous Miner Operator, Coal Mole Operator fatality
June 21, 2000 at 7:55 AM
No 55 Mine · E Z Money Coal Company Inc · Mcdowell County, WV
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS MINING A LIFT OFF THE SOLID BARRIER(LEFT SIDE) OUT BY THE NO. 5 TO NO. 6 OPEN CROSS CUT WHEN A ""HORSE BACK"" MEASURING APPROXIMATELY28' BY 32' BY 8' FELL CRUSHING EMPLOYEE.
Record details
- Classification
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Continuous Miner
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Source of injury
- CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Total mining experience
- 0.03 years
- Experience at this mine
- 10 years
- Experience in this job
- 8 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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