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Case study · MSHA Record #219923000001
Bull Gang Foreman fatality
October 14, 1992 at 3:50 PM
Big Bottom
· Rawl Sales & Processing Company
· Pike County, KY
Investigator narrative
INDIVIDUAL WAS PERFORMING DUTIES AS SECTION FOREMAN.IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SECTION FOREMAN ASSUMED A POSITION WHICH WAS NOT VISIBLE TO THE SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR.THE SECTION FOREMAN WAS STRU CK BY THE SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR.THE SECTION FOREMAN WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE MINE SITE BY PIKE COUNTY (KY) COUNTY CORONER.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Struck by powered moving object
- Activity at time
- Supervise
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- INTERSECTION
- 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
- 15 years
- Experience at this mine
- 6 years
- Experience in this job
- 4 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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