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Case study · MSHA Record #220050350013

Maintenance Man fatality

January 31, 2005 at 6:15 PM
Underground Black River Operation · Carmeuse Lime and Stone Inc · Pendleton County, KY
Investigator narrative
Unsure how accident happened. Best guess is that the one or both of the left side wheels of the tractor caught a rib and caused the tractor to overturn. The employee was found under the left fender with his head and chest crushed. Do not, at this time, have autospy results to confirm whether the tractor caused death or something prior to the overturned tractor.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Load-Haul-Dump (Ug)
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method
Other
Source of injury
MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
4 years
Experience at this mine
4 years
Experience in this job
4 years
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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