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Case study · MSHA Record #220031920001
Continuous Miner Operator fatality
July 2, 2003 at 3:15 PM
Henderson County Mine
· Highland Mining Company LLC
· Henderson County, KY
Investigator narrative
ON JULY 2ND, 2003, EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN THE NECK BY A PROJECTILE WHILE CUTTING COAL WITH A CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE. PRELIMINARY FINDINGS SUGGEST THE VICIM WAS STRUCK BY A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FROM THE TIP OF A CUTTING BIT.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck by flying object
- Activity at time
- Continuous Miner
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- FACE
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Source of injury
- METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- Nature of injury
- CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- Body part affected
- NECK
- Total mining experience
- 26 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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