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Case study · MSHA Record #219921140001
Maintenance Man fatality
April 16, 1992 at 2:10 AM
Venturi Pit #1
· Energy Supply Of Indiana Inc
· Daviess County, IN
Investigator narrative
A PORTION OF OVERBURDEN FELL FROM ALOADED TRUCK AND STRUCK THE VICTIM STANDING ALONGSIDE THE TRUCK BELOW THE LOAD. THE VICTIM WAS FATALLY INJURED.
Record details
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 2 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 2 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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