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Case study · MSHA Record #219850700001
Front-End Loader fatality
March 1, 1985 at 6:45 AM
Hicks Mine
· Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc
· Blount County, AL
Investigator narrative
LOADER OPERATOR WAS GOING DOWN THE HAUL ROAD THE FAN BLADES BROKE AND CAUSED THE OPERATOR TO LOOK BACK AND THE LOADER RAN OFF THE EMBANKMENT INTO CUT FULL OF WATER EMPLOYEE WAS DROWNED
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Drowning
- Activity at time
- Front-End Loader
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- WATER
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 7 years
- Experience at this mine
- 5 years
- Experience in this job
- 7 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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