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Case study · MSHA Record #220040340001
Laborer fatality
January 22, 2004 at 11:00 PM
Pinnacle Mine
· Andalex Resources Inc
· Carbon County, UT
Investigator narrative
THE VICTIM WAS OPERATING DIESEL TRACTOR PULLING A WATER TRAILER. HE DROVE TO THE SURFACE AREA AND PARKED THE TRAILER. HE THEN PULLED AWAY FROM THE TRAILER AND RAN INTO A LONGWALL SHIELD WHICH WAS STORED ON THE SURFACE AREA OF THE MINE.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Struck against a moving object
- Activity at time
- Surface Equipment, Nec
- Subunit / location
- SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
- Source of injury
- LONGWALL SUPT,JKS & CHOCK
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- HEAD, MULTIPLE PARTS
- Total mining experience
- 7 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal
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