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Case study · MSHA Record #219912520300
Maintenance Man fatality
August 23, 1991 at 11:05 PM
Mine No 1
· Pontiki Coal Corp
· Martin County, KY
Investigator narrative
THIS EMPLOYEE WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN STRUCK BY A JOY 21SC SHUTTLE CAR IN THE 002 SECTION #3 ENTRY ONE X CUT INBY SPAD #7884.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Struck by powered moving object
- Activity at time
- Set Or Remove Brattice
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- FACE
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Source of injury
- MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 17 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 13 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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