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Case study · MSHA Record #219831960001
Laborer fatality
July 11, 1983 at 2:00 AM
Grove #1 Mine
· G M & W Coal Company Inc
· Somerset County, PA
Investigator narrative
THE VICTIM WAS STANDING ALONG THE LEFT RIB SIDE OF THE CROSSCUT 4 TO 5 ENTRY APPROX 20 FT OUTBY STATION #34751 OF THE 5 RT 002 SECTION THE VICTIM WAS STRUCK IN BOTH LEGS WHILE THE JOY 10 SC -2 2 SHUTTLECAR WAS ENROUTE FROM WORKING PLACE TO THE SECTION DUMPING POINT THE VICTIM SUSTAINED AMPUTATION OF BOTH LEGS IMMEDIATE FIRST AID WAS ADMINISTERED AND VICTIM WAS EVACUATED TO HOSPITAL
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
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- INTERSECTION
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Source of injury
- MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
- Nature of injury
- AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
- Body part affected
- LEG, NEC
- Total mining experience
- 6 years
- Experience at this mine
- 6 years
- Experience in this job
- 6 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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