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Case study · MSHA Record #219892500001

Bulldozer Operator fatality

August 29, 1989 at 3:20 PM
Amos Run · Juliana Mining Company LLC · Webster County, WV
Investigator narrative
VICTIM WAS DISPOSING OF PERSONAL GARBAGE IN NO#1 PIT AREA WHEN BLAST WAS PUT OFF-VICTIM WAS APPEARENTLY DEAD AT SCENE OF ACCIDENT.
Record details
Classification
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Activity at time
Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
13 years
Experience at this mine
1 year
Experience in this job
1 year
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Coal
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