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Case study · MSHA Record #220020560160
Bulldozer Operator fatality
February 20, 2002 at 6:00 PM
Black Thunder
· Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC
· Campbell County, WY
Investigator narrative
EE WAS CLEANING UP AROUND THE 8 SHOVEL. EYEWITNESS SAYS "A LARGE ROCK CAME DOWN AND HIT THE 86 DIRECTLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROPS...SMASHING THE CAB." EE WAS KILLED INSTANTANEOUSLY BY THE IMPACT ACCORDING TO THE DEPUTY CORONER.
Record details
- Classification
- FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Bulldozer
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 21 years
- Experience at this mine
- 19 years
- Experience in this job
- 19 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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