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Case study · MSHA Record #220120660050
Bull Gang Foreman 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
- Underground location
- FACE
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Source of injury
- METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 11 years
- Experience at this mine
- 2 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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