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Case study · MSHA Record #220000760031

Electrician fatality

March 2, 2000 at 10:30 AM
Hobet Prep Plant · Hobet Mining Inc · Boone County, WV
Investigator narrative
CONTRACTOR FELL THROUGH PUNCH PLATE DECKING INTO RAW COAL CLASSIFYING CYCLONE AND DROWN.
Record details
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Drowning
Activity at time
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Source of injury
WATER
Nature of injury
SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected
BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience
23 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Mine type
Facility
Sector
Coal
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