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Case study · MSHA Record #219871340085

Bulldozer Operator fatality

April 24, 1987 at 7:50 AM
Jenkinjones Impoundment/Refuse Area · Consolidation Coal Company · Mcdowell County, WV
Investigator narrative
I,NAME WAS WORK3NG AT THE TRUCK DUMP AREA OF THE JENKINJONES PREP. PLANT, WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A 50 TON AUTO CAR HAULAGE TRUCK, RECEIVING FATAL INJURIES.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Activity at time
Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Source of injury
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
34 years
Experience at this mine
24 years
Experience in this job
4 years
Mine type
Facility
Sector
Coal
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