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Case study · MSHA Record #219862870001
Coal Dump Operator fatality
October 6, 1986 at 4:00 PM
Mine 26
· Old Ben Coal Company
· Franklin County, IL
Investigator narrative
A BOSS AND A WO9KER GOT ON THE CAGE TO GO BELOW AT THE START OF THE SHIFT AS THE CAGE STARTED ITS DESCENT THE VICTIM THOUGHT HE DETECTED A DISCREPANCY IN THE HOIST AND TRIED TO JUMP TO A BU BUNTIN IN THE S2AFT. NOT BEING ABLE TO HOLD ON, HE F ELL TO HIS DEATH
Record details
- Classification
- HOISTING
- Accident type
- Fall down raise, shaft or manway
- Activity at time
- Caging, Operate Elevator
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- VERTICAL SHAFT
- Mining method
- Longwall
- Source of injury
- MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Experience at this mine
- 17 years
- Experience in this job
- 2 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal
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