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Case study · MSHA Record #219872360074
Bulldozer Operator fatality
August 11, 1987 at 4:10 AM
Gibraltar
· Peabody Coal Company
· Muhlenberg County, KY
Investigator narrative
AS A RESULT OF 7HE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THE 542 D-8 CAT DOZER, BEING OPERATED BY THE VICTIM, ENTERED THE 14 COAL HOPPER. THE VICTIM CLIMBED, FELL, OR WAS THROWN FROM THE CA B OF THE DOZER,3HE THEN FELL THROUGH THE HOPPER, ONTO THE FEEDER BELT AND CARRIED TO THE 2 WASHBOX WHERE HE WAS DISCOVERED.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- NEC
- Activity at time
- Bulldozer
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- MISCELLANEOUS,NEC
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 31 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 31 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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