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Case study · MSHA Record #219902210001
Mine Manager fatality
July 27, 1990 at 1:30 PM
Pattiki
· White County Coal Corp
· White County, IL
Investigator narrative
THERE ARE TWO DRIVETHROUGH VENTILATION DOORS FORMING AN AIR LOCK BETWEEN THE MAIN INTAKE AND NEUTRAL AIR COURSES. PADDLE SWITCHES OPERATE THESE DOORS. AS THE EMPLOYEE TRAVELED THROUGH THE SECO ND DOOR IT WAS ACTIVATED BY ANOTHER PASSENGER ON ANOTHER PERSONNEL CARRIER ABOUT 140 FEET INBY THE DOOR. AS THE DOOR CLOSES, THE BOTTOM EDGE STRUCK HIM, PINNING HIM AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE P
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Mantrip
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
- Mining method
- Conventional Stoping
- Source of injury
- DOORS,INCL UG VENTILATION
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
- Total mining experience
- 21 years
- Experience at this mine
- 7 years
- Experience in this job
- 6 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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