Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219841980159

Cutting Machine Operator

March 1, 1984 at 7:30 PM
No 1 · Underground · Coal
Johnson County, KY
Classification OTHER
Type Unclassified, insufficient data
Investigator narrative
THE HAULAGE BELT HAD GONE DOWN SO PRODUCTION WAS STOPPED AND ALL EMPLOYEES WERE PULLED FROM THE MINE, EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT TO THE OUTSIDE WHEN HE SUFFERED A CORONA RY THROMBOSIS, RESULTING IN DEATH AT 3:00 A.M. ON MARCH 2, 1984
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Walking, Running
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
SLOPE/INCLINED SHAFT
Accident type
Unclassified, insufficient data
Source of injury
MISCELLANEOUS,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury
HEART ATTACK
Body part affected
BODY SYSTEMS
Experience at this mine
2 years
Experience in this job
2 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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