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Case study · MSHA Record #219870220045

Section Foreman fatality

January 8, 1987 at 6:40 PM
Dutch Creek No 2 · Mid-Continent Resources Inc · Pitkin County, CO
Investigator narrative
WHILE CARRYING 4ATERIALS BACK TO HIS SECTION EE EXPERIENCED CHEST PAIN & SHORTNESS OF BREATH. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO T HE HOSPITAL & ADMITTED FOR I/C. HE WAS DIAGNOSED LATER AS HAVING SUFFER ED A MYOCARDIAL3INFARTION.
Record details
Classification
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Accident type
NEC
Activity at time
Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
FACE
Mining method
Continuous Mining
Source of injury
MISCELLANEOUS,NEC
Nature of injury
HEART ATTACK
Body part affected
BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience
20 years
Experience at this mine
3 years
Experience in this job
16 years
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Coal
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