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Case study · MSHA Record #219850500003
Maintenance Man fatality
February 12, 1985 at 10:45 AM
Mcdonald Strip
· Mc Donald Land & Mining Company
· Clearfield County, PA
Investigator narrative
WHILE WATCHING DRILL RIG, GUST OF WIND SNAPPED A TREE AND FELL DOWN ON HEAD SHOULDERS AND BACK
Record details
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Observe Operations
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- PLANTS,TREES,VEGETATION
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 10 years
- Experience at this mine
- 10 years
- Experience in this job
- 10 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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