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Case study · MSHA Record #219843100225

Laborer fatality

October 22, 1984 at 8:15 PM
Monongalia County Mine · Consolidation Coal Company · Monongalia County, WV
Investigator narrative
VICTIM CAUGHT BETWEEN A CAR RETORDEX & A COAL CAR AT THE 5-NORTH TIPPLE
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method
Continuous Mining
Source of injury
NARO G RAIL CR,MTR-UG EQP
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Total mining experience
20 years
Experience at this mine
11 years
Experience in this job
1 year
Mine type
Facility
Sector
Coal
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