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Electrician, Lineman 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
- Total mining experience
- 23 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0.05 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal
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