Front-End Loader fatality at Eflow Stone Company, KY, August 16, 1986

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On August 16, 1986, a front-end loader was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Eflow Stone Company, KY.

Eflow Stone Company · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Eflow Stone Company (Wolfe Dolores)

Greenup County, KY

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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Investigator narrative

FEL BACKED DOWN2ILL TURNED INTO DITCH AND OVERTURNED.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Front-End Loader
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 15 years
Experience at this mine: 5 years
Experience in this job: 5 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219862450001 · Mine ID 1515727 Trainer view →