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Case study · MSHA Record #219922590005
Scoop Car Operator fatality
September 9, 1992 at 11:30 AM
Mine No 1
· Manalapan Mining Company Inc
· Harlan County, KY
Investigator narrative
A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 004-H WHEN CASWYTE EE WAS OPER ST SHUTTLE CAR. WHEN HIS BREAKER KNOCKED AND HE LOST POWER DOWN IN A SWAG DEPRESSION THE OTHER SHUTTLE CAR OPE BEING UNABLE TO SEE I N THE SWAG BECAUSE OF THE CANOPIES TRAMMED HIS SHUTTLE CAR DOWN INTO THE SWAG AN INTO THE OPERATOR DECK OF CAR OPERATER BY EE CRUSHING HIM.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Struck by powered moving object
- Activity at time
- Shuttle Car, Ram Car, Buggy
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- FACE
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Source of injury
- MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 17 years
- Experience at this mine
- 17 years
- Experience in this job
- 8 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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