Fatality · MSHA Record #219840440112
Laborer fatality at Pinson Branch Surface (N O R Inc), KY, November 29, 1983
at 4:30 PM
On November 29, 1983, a laborer was fatally injured in a falling/sliding/rolling materials accident at Pinson Branch Surface (N O R Inc), KY.
Classification
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
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Investigator narrative
EE WAS TOLD BY FOREMAN TO CUT SOME TREES THAT WERE ALREADY ON THE GROUND. THAT THE FOREMAN WOULD BE THERE IN A FEW MINUTES TO HELP HIM. WHEN HE WAS FOUND LATER HE WAS PINNED UNDER A T REE AGAINST A ROCK. APPARENTLY TREE FELL ON HIM & HE WAS PINNED AGAINST A ROCK.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Hand Tools (Powered)
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Source of injury
- PLANTS,TREES,VEGETATION
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 0 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219840440112 · Mine ID 1511250
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