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Case study · MSHA Record #219852970013
Coal Sampler fatality
October 17, 1985 at 6:10 AM
Preparation Plant #1
· Ambrose Branch Coal Company Inc
· Wise County, VA
Investigator narrative
THE VICTIM WAS COLLECTING A RAW COAL SAMPLE FROM THE TRUCK DUMPING FACILITY WHEN HE FELL INTO THE HOPPER AND STARTED TO GO THROUGH THE HOPPER. THE VICTIM WAS SUFFOCATED BY THE COAL IN THE HOPP ER.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between NEC
- Activity at time
- Handling Coal, Rock, Ore
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 17 years
- Experience at this mine
- 6 years
- Experience in this job
- 6 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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