Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219931050001

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver

January 11, 1993 at 2:00 PM
No.32 · Surface · Coal
Contractor on site: T71
Mcdowell County, WV
Classification POWERED HAULAGE
Type Fall from machine
Investigator narrative
STEEP GRADE AND NO ESCAPE RAMPS. DRIVER ERROR.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Escaping A Hazard
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type
Fall from machine
Source of injury
GROUND
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part affected
NECK
Total mining experience
7 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
2 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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