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Case study · MSHA Record #219871590029
Outside Foreman fatality
June 5, 1987 at 9:10 AM
725 Page Strip
· James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc
· Clearfield County, PA
Investigator narrative
I,NAME WAS TROU6LE SHOOTING. HE WAS UNDER THE ROCK TRUCK BED SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION BY HAND WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING & HE WAS ROCKING THE TRUCK BED BACK & FORTH-THE TRUCK WAS SAFETY PINNEDON THE LEFT SIDE &3THE SAFETY PIN BRACKET BROKE & THE TRUCK BED FELL DOWN ON TOP OF HIM.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 31 years
- Experience at this mine
- 8 years
- Experience in this job
- 31 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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