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Case study · MSHA Record #219861970059
Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality
June 3, 1986 at 3:15 PM
M & M Strip
· Miller Mining Inc
· Tuscarawas County, OH
Investigator narrative
EITHER CONST WA8 REPLACING FLOOR UNDER GOB CONVEYER THAT DAY AND OUR MEN WERE REPLACING PLANKS IN GOB BIN. PLANKS WER BEING RAISED THROUGH TRAP DOOR ON 2ND FLOOR, I.NAME APPARENTLY WENT UP TO SEE HOW WORK WA8 PROGRESSING AND APPARENTLY STEPPED INTO TRAP DOOR OPENING
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall to lower level, NEC
- Activity at time
- Walking, Running
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- FLOOR,WALKING SURF-NOT UG
- Nature of injury
- FRACTURE,CHIP
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 8 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 7 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal
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