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Case study · MSHA Record #219923380002

Beltman fatality

November 28, 1992 at 11:15 PM
#1 · Nats Creek Mining Company Inc · Floyd County, KY
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING TOWARD FACE AREA.APPEARS HE DROVE HIMSELF INTO COAL RIB ALONG ROADWAY.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Activity at time
Load-Haul-Dump (Ug)
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Source of injury
MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury
UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part affected
HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience
1 year
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
0 years
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Coal
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