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Case study · MSHA Record #219861110001
Car Dropper fatality
April 15, 1986 at 7:15 PM
East Gulf Plant & Refuse
· Maben Energy Corp
· Raleigh County, WV
Investigator narrative
INJURED WAS POS3TIONED BETWEEN TWO CARS (RAILROAD) WHILE COUPLING WAS BEING MADE BY LOCOMOTIVE. EITHER COUPLINGS MISSED OR RAIL BROKE CAUSING COUPLINGS TO MISS AND VICTIM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TH E TWO CARS. CRU8HING CHEST INJURIES.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
- Activity at time
- Couple Or Uncouple Mine Car
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- STD G RAIL CR,MTR-SURF EQ
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- Total mining experience
- 19 years
- Experience at this mine
- 5 years
- Experience in this job
- 5 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal
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