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Case study · MSHA Record #220083040038
Motorman fatality
October 19, 2008 at 12:15 PM
MARSHALL COUNTY MINE
· McElroy Coal Company
· Marshall County, WV
Investigator narrative
Employee was disconnecting drawbar from dolly on outby end when trail motor collided with dollies and pushed dollies and employee into outby motor fatally injuring employee.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Couple Or Uncouple Mine Car
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
- Mining method
- Longwall
- Source of injury
- NARO G RAIL CR,MTR-UG EQP
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 30 years
- Experience at this mine
- 6 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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