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Case study · MSHA Record #219841730002
Laborer fatality
June 19, 1984 at 2:40 PM
Edna Mine
· Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Company
· Routt County, CO
Investigator narrative
DITCH CAVED IN; ENTRAPPING AND COVERING EMPLOYUE
Record details
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
- Activity at time
- Handling Supplies Or Material
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 8 years
- Experience at this mine
- 8 years
- Experience in this job
- 8 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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