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Case study · MSHA Record #219910070018
Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality
December 27, 1990 at 9:20 PM
Shamokin Prep Plant
· R & N Coal Company
· Northumberland County, PA
Investigator narrative
EMPL UNLOADING DUMP TRUCK INTO BIN.FELL INTO BIN AND WAS COVERED WITH COAL REFUSE.
Record details
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
- Activity at time
- Handling Supplies Or Material
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 44 years
- Experience at this mine
- 19 years
- Experience in this job
- 44 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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