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Case study · MSHA Record #219855550002
Mine Manager fatality
August 15, 1985 at 4:00 PM
No 1
· R & R Coal Company
· Whitley County, KY
Investigator narrative
THE VICTIM WERE WORKING IN THE UNVENTILATED FACE AREAS. THEY WERE OVERCOME BY THE FUMES FROM THE BLASTING OF THREE CUTS OF COAL IN THIS AREA. THEY DIED OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
Record details
- Classification
- EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
- Accident type
- Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
- Activity at time
- Unknown
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- INBY PERMANENT SUPPORT
- Source of injury
- NOXIOUS MINE GASES,NEC
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 3 years
- Experience at this mine
- 3 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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