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Case study · MSHA Record #219872780033

Scoop Car Operator fatality

September 23, 1987 at 9:00 AM
Creech No 1 · Jericol Mining Inc · Harlan County, KY
Investigator narrative
INJURED WAS SCO2PING A INTERSECTION WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK DISLODGED FROM R.B. ROCK WAS 3-9-8 INCH THICK 14 INCHES WIDE AND 8 FT LONG AND STRUCK HIM CAUSING COMPOUND FRACTURE TO LEFT WRIST AND P OSSIBLE HEAD IN4URY.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Activity at time
Load-Haul-Dump (Ug)
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
INTERSECTION
Mining method
Continuous Mining
Source of injury
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
15 years
Experience at this mine
13 years
Experience in this job
2 years
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Coal
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