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Case study · MSHA Record #219880410001
Electrician fatality
February 4, 1988 at 2:05 PM
Mine #3
· T & T Fuels Inc
· Preston County, WV
Investigator narrative
THE INDIVIDUAL HAD REPAIRED A WIRE ON THE SCOOP LIGHTS AND ENERGIZED THE MACHINE TO SEE IF THE LIGHT WOULD WORK.THE MACHINE HAD TO BE PUT INTO REVERSE FOR THE LIGHT TO WORK.WHEN THE LEVER WAS SWITCHED ON THE MACHINE ENGAGED RUNNING INTO THE INDIVIDUAL AND CARRYING HIM THROUGH A BLOCK STOPPING BEFORE STOPPING AGAINST THE RIB.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Electrical Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Source of injury
- UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 10 years
- Experience at this mine
- 10 years
- Experience in this job
- 7 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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