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Case study · MSHA Record #219852030003
Mine Manager fatality
April 2, 1985 at 9:25 AM
Smith #2
· Dan Del Coals Inc
· Harlan County, KY
Investigator narrative
I.NAME WAS CUTTING A TREE HIS SON I.NAME WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER THE TREE STARTED FALLING THE WRONG WAY I.NAME RAN TOWARDS HIS SON TO GET HIS ATTENTION THE TREE STRUCK THE CANOPY ON THE BULL DOZER AND VEERED OFF AND STRUCK I.NAME IN THE HEAD I.NAME DIED INSTANTLY
Record details
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Walking, Running
- Subunit / location
- SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
- Source of injury
- PLANTS,TREES,VEGETATION
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 25 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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