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Case study · MSHA Record #220091800034
Bull Gang Foreman fatality
June 9, 2009 at 7:15 PM
D & C Mining Corporation
· D & C Mining Corporation
· Harlan County, KY
Investigator narrative
Supply car was bringing concrete block into break to build permanent stoppings when chain broke letting supply car roll through curtain crushing foreman between supply car and 94L bridge causing fatal injury.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Supervise
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
- Source of injury
- NONPOWRD VECH-DOLI,WHLBRW
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
- Total mining experience
- 40 years
- Experience at this mine
- 5 years
- Experience in this job
- 30 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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