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Case study · MSHA Record #219860500003
Assayer fatality
February 6, 1986 at 11:00 AM
Marion County Mine
· Consolidation Coal Company
· Marion County, WV
Investigator narrative
WALKING ON RAW 7OAL STORAGE PILE ABOVE FEEDER WHEN VOID SUDDENLY OCCURRED CAUSING VICTIM TO FALL THROUGH AND BECOME ENGULFED IN COAL
Record details
- Classification
- OTHER
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
- Activity at time
- Inspect Equipment Or Mine
- Subunit / location
- SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
- Source of injury
- BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 7 years
- Experience in this job
- 1 year
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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