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Case study · MSHA Record #219861210031

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality

April 18, 1986 at 11:20 AM
No 2 · Denart Coal Company Inc · Kanawha County, WV
Investigator narrative
MOUNTING TRUCK 7IRE ON WHEEL - TIRE AND RIM BLEW APART - RIM STRUCK VICTIM IN HAD
Record details
Classification
EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Activity at time
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Source of injury
WHEEL-FROM CAR OR TRUCK
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
HEAD,NEC
Experience at this mine
1 year
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Coal
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