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Bull Gang Foreman, Labor Foreman, Leadman, Section Foreman, Shift Boss fatality
March 3, 2012 at 1:30 AM
Timber Tree #9 · Parton Bros. Contracting, Inc. · Harlan County, KY
Investigator narrative
Employee was installing a canopy on the shuttle car and the canopy fell on him striking him in the head and chest.
Record details
- Classification
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Source of injury
- METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Total mining experience
- 11 years
- Experience at this mine
- 2.23 years
- Experience in this job
- 0.63 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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