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Case study · MSHA Record #219910300001
Outside Foreman fatality
January 23, 1991 at 1:30 PM
Big Creek #1
· Appalachian Mining Inc
· Fayette County, WV
Investigator narrative
FELL DOWN COAL CHUTE RESULTING IN DEATH
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall to lower level, NEC
- Activity at time
- Surface Construction, Nec
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- CHUTE & SLIDE-CONVYR HOPR
- Nature of injury
- CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 4 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 4 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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