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Case study · MSHA Record #219852120001

Front-End Loader fatality

July 23, 1985 at 11:15 AM
Lifes Run · Ynr Coal Company Inc · Harrison County, WV
Investigator narrative
AN END LOADER WAS BEING USED TO TOW A ROCK TRUCK DOWNGRADE THE TRUCK JACK KNIFED CAUSING THE LOADER TO OVERTURN
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Activity at time
Front-End Loader
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
11 years
Experience at this mine
10 years
Experience in this job
11 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Coal
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