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Case study · MSHA Record #220012820001
Maintenance Man fatality
September 14, 2001 at 10:35 AM
Twilight Mtr Surface Mine
· Progress Coal
· Boone County, WV
Investigator narrative
EE ENTERED THE MANLIFT TO BE LOWERED TO THE GROUND, AS THE MANLIFT BEGAN TO DESCEND THE SUPPORT TUBE BROKE AND IT APPEARS TO HAVE STRUCK HE IN THIS HEAD. EMT'S ADMINISTERED FIRST AID AT THE JO B SITE UNTIL HEALTH NET WHERE HE PAST AWAY.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck by... NEC
- Activity at time
- Getting On Or Off Equipment
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- HOISTING APPARATUS,NEC
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 5 years
- Experience in this job
- 3 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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