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Case study · MSHA Record #219850320001

Continuous Miner Operator fatality

January 23, 1985 at 5:55 PM
Mine 24 · Old Ben Coal Company · Franklin County, IL
Investigator narrative
WHILE SITTING ON RIB WAS RUN OVER BY SCOOP
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
INBY PERMANENT SUPPORT
Mining method
Continuous Mining
Source of injury
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
11 years
Experience at this mine
7 years
Experience in this job
2 years
Mine type
Facility
Sector
Coal
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