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Case study · MSHA Record #219930320143

Laborer fatality

January 26, 1993 at 2:55 PM
Amos Run · Juliana Mining Company LLC · Webster County, WV
Investigator narrative
EARTH SLIDE WHICH RESULTED IN FATALITY
Record details
Classification
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Activity at time
Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
LANDSLIDE (SURF ONLY)
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience
13 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
5 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Coal
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