Security Guard fatality at Roxana Prep Plant (Lake Coal Company Inc), KY, September 27, 1988

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On September 27, 1988, a security guard was fatally injured at Roxana Prep Plant (Lake Coal Company Inc), KY.

Roxana Prep Plant · Facility · Coal

Operator: Lake Coal Company Inc (Howell Corporation)

Letcher County, KY

Classification OTHER

Type Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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Investigator narrative

FIREARM OF SECURITY GUARD FELL FROM SHOULDER HOLSTER STRIKING CONCRETE FLOOR, THEREBY DISCHARGING THE FIREARM AND FATALLY WOUNDING HIMSELF.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219882850366 · Mine ID 1511121 Trainer view →