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Case study · MSHA Record #220241440016
Rotary Bucket Excavator Operator fatality
May 16, 2024 at 2:15 AM
Coal Mountain No 1 Surface
· CM Energy Operations LP
· Wyoming County, WV
Investigator narrative
Employee was operating an Excavator assisting Dozer operator in removing a big rock on the DC8A pit area. Excavator was between the rock and the top of highwall. Excavator went over the highwall ejecting the employee.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck against stationary object
- Activity at time
- Power Shovel, Dragline
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- GROUND
- Nature of injury
- UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
- Body part affected
- UNCLASSIFIED
- Total mining experience
- 0 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 25 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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