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Case study · MSHA Record #219873280001
Welder (Shop) fatality
November 16, 1987 at 2:00 PM
Cedrum Mine
· Drummond Company, Inc.
· Walker County, AL
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEES WERE 8ISASSEMBLING A RADIAL COAL STACKER THE VICTIM WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM THE THIRD AND BASE SECTION WHEN THE FRAME UNDERNEATH COLLAPSED CRUSHING HIM
Record details
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Welding Or Cutting
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- CONVEYORS,NEC
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- Total mining experience
- 11 years
- Experience at this mine
- 6 years
- Experience in this job
- 10 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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