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Case study · MSHA Record #219911820003

Maintenance Man fatality

June 11, 1991 at 8:15 AM
Truck Shop And Haul Roads H212 H396 · Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Boone County, WV
Investigator narrative
THE LEFT FRONT TANDEM CAME OFF OF THE NO.1 CLINE COAL TRUCK. THE SAID TANDEM ROLLED APPROX. 450 FT DOWN GRADE AND STRUCK EE WHILE HE WAS WAITING ON THE WATERTRUCK TO FILL. THIS RESULTED IN FAT AL INJURIES.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck by rolling or sliding object
Activity at time
Idle
Subunit / location
INDEPENDENT SHOPS OR YARDS
Source of injury
WHEEL-FROM CAR OR TRUCK
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience
13 years
Experience at this mine
13 years
Experience in this job
13 years
Mine type
Facility
Sector
Coal
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