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Case study · MSHA Record #219851050045
Roof Bolter fatality
April 9, 1985 at 3:45 AM
Gateway Mine
· Old Ben Coal Company
· Randolph County, IL
Investigator narrative
I.NAME WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF SCOOP WHEN ANOTHER SCOOP CAME THRU A CURTAIN 3& STRUCK A SERVICE CENTER BEING PUSHED BY THE 1ST SCOOP PUSHING IT INTO RIB & CATCHING THE RT LEG OF I.NAME B ETWEEN THE BLADE OF THER SCOOP & THE RIB. I.NAME HAS A BROKEN LEG & VEIN & MUSCLE DAMAGE.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Inspect Equipment Or Mine
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- UNDERGROUND SHOP/OFFICE
- Source of injury
- UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- LEG, NEC
- Total mining experience
- 7 years
- Experience at this mine
- 3 years
- Experience in this job
- 3 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal
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