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Case study · MSHA Record #220200900015
Maintenance Man fatality
February 27, 2020 at 12:30 PM
Federal No 2
· Phoenix Federal No 2 Mining, LLC.
· Monongalia County, WV
Investigator narrative
While spotting the trailer, the victim stepped in front of the wheel of the trailer. The driver started to pull forward, catching the victim under the wheel, running over victim up to about the chest area by the time they got driver to stop. The victim later died at the hospital as a result of the injuries.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Observe Operations
- Subunit / location
- SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
- Source of injury
- HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 20 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 2 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal
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