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Case study · MSHA Record #219872430002

Driver fatality

August 19, 1987 at 10:30 AM
No 1 Mine · Granny Rose Coal Company · Knox County, KY
Investigator narrative
THE VICTIM WAS 2PERATING A RUBBER TIRED TRACTOR ATTACHED TO A SHOP MADE BUCKET ON THE HAULROAD WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON THE TRACTOR 27X14X3 IN THICKNESS AS THE TRACTOR MOVED THE ROCK FELL IN THE DECK TR5CTOR PINCHING HIM IN THE STOMACH FATABLITY INJURY HIM.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Activity at time
Load-Haul-Dump (Ug)
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
INTERSECTION
Mining method
Hand
Source of injury
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
ABDOMEN/INTERNAL ORGANS
Total mining experience
8 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
0 years
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Coal
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