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Case study · MSHA Record #219892200245

Assayer fatality

July 25, 1989 at 11:30 AM
M And R Slope · S B M Coal · Northumberland County, PA
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE OPERATING FRONT END LOADER TRAVELLED DOWN EMBANKMENT CROSSED LOWER ROAD, DOWN ANOTHER EMBANKMENT CAME TO REST 38 FEET DOWN EMBANKMENT. NO EYEWITNESSES TO ACCDIENT.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Activity at time
Front-End Loader
Subunit / location
SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Source of injury
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
20 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
20 years
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Coal
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