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Case study · MSHA Record #220152730014
Bulldozer Operator fatality
September 26, 2015 at 5:45 AM
Johnson Mine
· Cahaba Resources LLC
· Jefferson County, AL
Investigator narrative
Employee was checking transmission fluid on dozer, and was found unconscious on ground, possibly related to medical emergency. *The miner never regained consciousness and succumbed to his injuries on October 5, 2015.
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall from machine
- Activity at time
- Inspect Equipment Or Mine
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- GROUND
- Nature of injury
- UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 11 years
- Experience at this mine
- 7 years
- Experience in this job
- 7 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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