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Case study · MSHA Record #220032790002
Bulldozer Operator fatality
September 17, 2003 at 6:05 AM
Twilight Mtr Surface Mine
· Progress Coal
· Boone County, WV
Investigator narrative
PORTAL VAN PULLED IN FRONT OF A 190 EUCLID ROCK TRUCK. ROCK TRUCK PULLED INTO VAN, CRUSHING THE VAN. IT WAS DARK AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Utility Truck, Water Trucks
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- PASS CARS,PICKUP TRUCKS
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 10 years
- Experience at this mine
- 5 years
- Experience in this job
- 10 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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