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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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