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Case study · MSHA Record #219850210002
Belt Foreman fatality
January 15, 1985 at 7:45 AM
Star Breaker
· Peabody Coal Company
· Muhlenberg County, KY
Investigator narrative
APPARENTLY WAS CHECKING SLOPE BELT WHEN HE BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE IDLER ROLLER TO THE BELT TAKE-UP CAUSING A FATAL INJURY
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
- Activity at time
- Inspect Equipment Or Mine
- Subunit / location
- SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
- Source of injury
- BELT CONVEYORS
- Nature of injury
- FRACTURE,CHIP
- Body part affected
- SKULL
- Total mining experience
- 14 years
- Experience at this mine
- 13 years
- Experience in this job
- 7 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal
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